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[man 1] This is Mission Control Houston. All positions have given a go for launch
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Challenger: The Final Flight

This is Mission Control Houston.All positions have given a go for launch. Seven, six,...

[man 1] This is Mission Control Houston.
All positions have given a go for launch. [man 2] Seven, six, five…
We have main engine start. - [woman] Cut off.
- [man 2] We have a cut-off. [male anchor] Engines have been shut off. [Harwood] In 1984,
on Discovery's maiden flight, you could see paint on the body flap
of the orbiter. It was on fire

Full Transcript

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[man 1] This is Mission Control Houston. All positions have given a go for launch.
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[man 2] Seven, six, five… We have main engine start.
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- [woman] Cut off. - [man 2] We have a cut-off.
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[male anchor] Engines have been shut off.
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[Harwood] In 1984, on Discovery's maiden flight,
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you could see paint on the body flap of the orbiter. It was on fire.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:38
Uploaded
Jun 03, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 [Cook] The waiver means that you know there's a problem, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:13
[Cook] The waiver means that you know there's a problem...
S01 • E04 The crew members are there, inside this intact compartment. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
The crew members are there, inside this intact compartment.
S01 • E01 [male anchor] A major problem, this has never happened before. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
[male anchor] A major problem, this has never happened befor...
S01 • E04 [reporter] Yesterday divers confirmed - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:18
[reporter] Yesterday divers confirmed
S01 • E02 The schedule was so demanding - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
The schedule was so demanding
S01 • E02 [Mulloy] We were under tremendous pressure, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
[Mulloy] We were under tremendous pressure,
S01 • E01 So the fire extinguisher system on the pad came on, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:11
So the fire extinguisher system on the pad came on,
S01 • E02 If you don't keep your schedule, you don't keep your budget, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
If you don't keep your schedule, you don't keep yo...
S01 • E04 [inhales sharply] - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
[inhales sharply]
S01 • E04 I was so devastated, I totally broke down. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
I was so devastated, I totally broke down.
S01 • E01 Well, NASA had quite a few close calls before the Challenger accident. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
Well, NASA had quite a few close calls before the Challenger...
S01 • E02 Seeing the Earth from that perspective of that small planet… - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
Seeing the Earth from that perspective of that small planet…...
S01 • E01 [male anchor] So the STS-8 flight crew will be making its way to launch pad 39-A. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:14
[male anchor] So the STS-8 flight crew will be making its wa...
S01 • E04 [Lisa] "I've had a long day preparing for the memorial service. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
[Lisa] "I've had a long day preparing for the memo...
S01 • E02 -Maybe just a little bit of fright too? -Not yet. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
-Maybe just a little bit of fright too? -Not yet.
S01 • E04 Today is the final ceremony to attend." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
Today is the final ceremony to attend."
S01 • E02 [announcer] Minus ten, we're go for main engine start. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:11
[announcer] Minus ten, we're go for main engine start.
S01 • E01 We don't intend to launch if there's any possibility of that happening. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
We don't intend to launch if there's any possibili...
S01 • E01 [thunder rumbling] - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
[thunder rumbling]
S01 • E02 [announcer] Five, four, three, two, one. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:12
[announcer] Five, four, three, two, one.