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Challenger: The Final Flight

We are now lookingat all the contingency operations and awaiting word from any recovery...

[operator] We are now looking
at all the contingency operations and awaiting word from any recovery forces
in the downrange field. [William Harwood]
Staring out at that contrail, I just felt tears start welling up

Full Transcript

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[operator] We are now looking at all the contingency operations
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and awaiting word from any recovery forces in the downrange field.
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[William Harwood] Staring out at that contrail,
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I just felt tears start welling up.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:56
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 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!"
S01 • E01 [man 3] Altitude 4.3 nautical miles, downrange distance three nautical miles. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
[man 3] Altitude 4.3 nautical miles, downrange distance thre...
S01 • E02 [Nesbitt] I remember hearing a lot of names like Tom Wolfe or Walter Cronkite. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
[Nesbitt] I remember hearing a lot of names like Tom Wolfe o...
S01 • E02 Almost every news anchor in the country wanted to be the one to go up. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
Almost every news anchor in the country wanted to be the one...
S01 • E04 [Leslie Serna] We all just sat there in awe about what had taken place. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
[Leslie Serna] We all just sat there in awe about what had t...
S01 • E02 Writers, journalists, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
Writers, journalists,
S01 • E01 [Scobee] Roger, go with throttle up. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
[Scobee] Roger, go with throttle up.
S01 • E04 Dad put his hand in his face - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
Dad put his hand in his face
S01 • E02 [Joan Rivers] What's your one big fantasy? - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
[Joan Rivers] What's your one big fantasy?