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It wasn't just a chance that they're not susceptible
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Challenger: The Final Flight

It wasn't just a chancethat they're not susceptible, or we thought them not susceptible,...

It wasn't just a chance
that they're not susceptible, or we thought them not susceptible, but they were designed
with great care and great thought and everything we could do
to keep them from having any-- [coughs] Excuse me, any failure modes

Full Transcript

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It wasn't just a chance that they're not susceptible,
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or we thought them not susceptible,
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but they were designed with great care and great thought
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and everything we could do to keep them from having any--
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[coughs] Excuse me, any failure modes.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:56
Uploaded
Jun 03, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 • E02 They'd be charging commercial customers to launch their satellites. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
They'd be charging commercial customers to launch their...
S01 • E01 It was accidental that I heard about it, and I just took a chance and applied. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
It was accidental that I heard about it, and I just took a c...
S01 • E01 [Covey] Here she was with this group of astronauts - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
[Covey] Here she was with this group of astronauts
S01 • E02 NASA had promised Congress they were gonna launch two a month, eventually. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
NASA had promised Congress they were gonna launch two a mont...
S01 • E01 [Seddon] When we went down on a trip to the Kennedy Space Center, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
[Seddon] When we went down on a trip to the Kennedy Space Ce...
S01 • E04 [Richard Cook] I saw William Graham on Face the Nation - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:11
[Richard Cook] I saw William Graham on Face the Nation
S01 • E02 [anchor] This will be the 20th mission since the program began in April, 1981. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
[anchor] This will be the 20th mission since the program beg...
S01 • E02 NASA had originally estimated there would be more than twice as many flights by now, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:12
NASA had originally estimated there would be more than twice...
S01 • E04 The same day, the photograph was published in the press - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
The same day, the photograph was published in the press
S01 • E01 And she was showed into the room, and they had pink satin sheets. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
And she was showed into the room, and they had pink satin sh...
S01 • E01 Well, Judy was not amused, shall we say. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
Well, Judy was not amused, shall we say.
S01 • E02 [Lucas] We had a lot of problems to solve, some of which were not anticipated - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:14
[Lucas] We had a lot of problems to solve, some of which wer...
S01 • E04 I was also told by one of the engineers, whose memo I had gotten, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
I was also told by one of the engineers, whose memo I had go...
S01 • E01 [Brokaw] What happens when you meet a man who's not in the space program - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
[Brokaw] What happens when you meet a man who's not in ...
S01 • E04 And it seemed to me that people from NASA were keeping - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
And it seemed to me that people from NASA were keeping
S01 • E01 Come on, little lady! You can't be an astronaut." [chuckles] - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
Come on, little lady! You can't be an astronaut." ...
S01 • E02 [Crippen] The schedule called for us to launch a lot of shuttles, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
[Crippen] The schedule called for us to launch a lot of shut...
S01 • E02 So there was a lot of… I don't want to use the word "pressure," - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:11
So there was a lot of… I don't want to use the word &qu...
S01 • E04 [Reagan] I am today announcing the formation of a presidential commission - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
[Reagan] I am today announcing the formation of a presidenti...
S01 • E01 [Brokaw] You expect to be up there at some future time, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
[Brokaw] You expect to be up there at some future time,