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Challenger: The Final Flight

It was something that…My stomach churned a bit, and I'd clench my fistsand genuinely have...

It was something that…
My stomach churned a bit, and I'd clench my fists
and genuinely have white knuckles because I didn't know
how those O-rings would perform

Full Transcript

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It was something that… My stomach churned a bit,
00:00:04.462 --> 00:00:08.999
and I'd clench my fists and genuinely have white knuckles
00:00:08.133 --> 00:00:11.886
because I didn't know how those O-rings would perform.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:37
Uploaded
Jun 03, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Bad Robot,Sutter Road Picture Company,Zipper Bros Films

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Movie Summary

Four-part docuseries on the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster, unpacking an indelible moment for a generation of Americans.
S01 • E04 [June] To learn that there were managers who allowed this spacecraft to take off, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:12
[June] To learn that there were managers who allowed this sp...
S01 • E01 My wife and I, Cathy, had just put in a swimming pool, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
My wife and I, Cathy, had just put in a swimming pool,
S01 • E01 El and I actually flew to Florida in a NASA T-38 - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
El and I actually flew to Florida in a NASA T-38
S01 • E02 He and I talked often, and I expressed frustration of how things were going. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
He and I talked often, and I expressed frustration of how th...
S01 • E04 Unable to forgive people who made such a bad decision. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
Unable to forgive people who made such a bad decision.
S01 • E02 And he understood and was definitely engaged in wanting to solve the problem. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
And he understood and was definitely engaged in wanting to s...
S01 • E01 And so, he was shucking oysters, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
And so, he was shucking oysters,
S01 • E04 They didn't consider human life, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
They didn't consider human life,
S01 • E02 [typewriter clacking] - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
[typewriter clacking]
S01 • E01 And one of them went over to El. And El shucks him some oysters, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:13
And one of them went over to El. And El shucks him some oyst...
S01 • E04 There was a root of anger and bitterness and sadness that was growing in me - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
There was a root of anger and bitterness and sadness that wa...
S01 • E04 [Sanger] The culture at NASA in that period in time was, "we can do anything." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:22
[Sanger] The culture at NASA in that period in time was, &qu...
S01 • E02 The seal task force is constantly being delayed by every possible means. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
The seal task force is constantly being delayed by every pos...
S01 • E01 I just stay over to shuck oysters." And he goes, "Oh, okay." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:15
I just stay over to shuck oysters." And he goes, "...
S01 • E02 This is a red flag." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:12
This is a red flag."
S01 • E02 However, per our contracts, we were supposed to adhere to our schedule, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
However, per our contracts, we were supposed to adhere to ou...
S01 • E04 [Sanger] By the time the shuttle was flying, NASA was basically saying, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:13
[Sanger] By the time the shuttle was flying, NASA was basica...
S01 • E01 [June Scobee Rodgers] NASA's public affairs office… - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
[June Scobee Rodgers] NASA's public affairs office…
S01 • E02 But we made sure that NASA knew about this, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
But we made sure that NASA knew about this,
S01 • E01 They were very smart about what they wanted the public to know. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
They were very smart about what they wanted the public to kn...