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Challenger: The Final Flight

Stand by. We'd had no idea if the orbiter wasintact, we had no idea where it was, or what...

[operator] Stand by. We'd had no idea if the orbiter was
intact, we had no idea where it was, or what it might…
What kind of condition it might be in

Full Transcript

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[operator] Stand by.
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We'd had no idea if the orbiter was intact, we had no idea where it was,
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or what it might… What kind of condition it might be in.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:34
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 When it becomes routine, people lose interest in it, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
When it becomes routine, people lose interest in it,
S01 • E01 [male anchor] A crowd of some 500 spectators, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:16
[male anchor] A crowd of some 500 spectators,
S01 • E02 It was second page, third page, eighth page. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
It was second page, third page, eighth page.
S01 • E04 I never even tried to make a call to the Challenger crew. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
I never even tried to make a call to the Challenger crew.
S01 • E02 That was my metric that I used - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
That was my metric that I used
S01 • E01 T-minus ten, nine, eight, seven, six… - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:11
T-minus ten, nine, eight, seven, six…
S01 • E04 [operator] We are now looking at all the contingency operations - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:18
[operator] We are now looking at all the contingency operati...
S01 • E02 They got bored with flying to the moon, you know, the American public. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
They got bored with flying to the moon, you know, the Americ...
S01 • E02 So why wouldn't they get bored with flying around the Earth? - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
So why wouldn't they get bored with flying around the E...
S01 • E02 We worried about it a lot because - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
We worried about it a lot because
S01 • E01 And liftoff. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:17
And liftoff.
S01 • E04 And I remember having to really grip my legs hard - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:11
And I remember having to really grip my legs hard
S01 • E02 NASA began to think this was time for us to bring in - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
NASA began to think this was time for us to bring in
S01 • E02 The day is coming when you don't have to be an astrophysicist - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
The day is coming when you don't have to be an astrophy...
S01 • E04 [woman] When the Challenger exploded, none of us knew. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
[woman] When the Challenger exploded, none of us knew.
S01 • E02 NASA, in fact, is looking for the first non-astronaut - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
NASA, in fact, is looking for the first non-astronaut
S01 • E04 We weren't savvy in what it was supposed to look like. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
We weren't savvy in what it was supposed to look like.
S01 • E01 Three engines are running normally. Three good fuel cells. Three good APUs. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
Three engines are running normally. Three good fuel cells. T...
S01 • E02 The opportunity for the public, in some form, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
The opportunity for the public, in some form,
S01 • E04 A teacher started yelling, "Stop! It exploded!" - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
A teacher started yelling, "Stop! It exploded!"