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Challenger: The Final Flight

NASA had originally estimated there wouldbe more than twice as many flights by now, but...

NASA had originally estimated there would
be more than twice as many flights by now, but the continuing delays make it clear
that the shuttle program is not as routine and reliable
as its developers had hoped

Full Transcript

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NASA had originally estimated there would be more than twice as many flights by now,
00:00:05.379 --> 00:00:08.591
but the continuing delays make it clear that the shuttle program
00:00:08.674 --> 00:00:11.928
is not as routine and reliable as its developers had hoped.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:17
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 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,
S01 • E04 William P. Rogers, former Secretary of State and former Attorney General, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
William P. Rogers, former Secretary of State and former Atto...
S01 • E02 [Harwood] The shuttle program was one of the crowning achievements - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:13
[Harwood] The shuttle program was one of the crowning achiev...
S01 • E01 It's a fancy word for a very long arm, which is as long as the cargo bay, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:17
It's a fancy word for a very long arm, which is as long...
S01 • E04 [Sanger] Bill Rogers, an interesting choice - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
[Sanger] Bill Rogers, an interesting choice
S01 • E04 He was such an establishment figure, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:11
He was such an establishment figure,
S01 • E02 [Richard Truly] The dream of the shuttle, to be cheap and fly often, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:13
[Richard Truly] The dream of the shuttle, to be cheap and fl...
S01 • E01 [RMS motor whirring] - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
[RMS motor whirring]
S01 • E01 It's gonna be a few years, for us who are relatively new. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
It's gonna be a few years, for us who are relatively ne...