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[reporter] The company receptionist made the announcement
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Challenger: The Final Flight

The company receptionistmade the announcement that 200 employees were being laid off....

[reporter] The company receptionist
made the announcement that 200 employees were being laid off. Fourteen hundred others
put on a part-time status, a four-day week,
pending resumption of operation. The last rocket motor sections
from the production line are being stored away. People from the town were filled
with tension and sadness, and everyone was talking about it

Full Transcript

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[reporter] The company receptionist made the announcement
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that 200 employees were being laid off.
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Fourteen hundred others put on a part-time status,
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a four-day week, pending resumption of operation.
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The last rocket motor sections from the production line
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are being stored away.
00:00:18.267 --> 00:00:23.023
People from the town were filled with tension and sadness,
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and everyone was talking about it.
Duration
26 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:06
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 • E01 [man 3] Houston, we've had a problem. We've had a main B bus undervolt. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
[man 3] Houston, we've had a problem. We've had a ...
S01 • E01 [man 6] Splashdown, at this time. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
[man 6] Splashdown, at this time.
S01 • E01 There hadn't been a single person killed on their way to space in that time. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
There hadn't been a single person killed on their way t...
S01 • E04 The town was disappointed that we had failed the space program. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
The town was disappointed that we had failed the space progr...
S01 • E01 [Aldrich] Bringing the astronauts back was the number one purpose, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
[Aldrich] Bringing the astronauts back was the number one pu...
S01 • E04 There was graffiti on the bridge that you take going into town. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
There was graffiti on the bridge that you take going into to...
S01 • E01 I didn't feel we were doing something that's so threatening - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
I didn't feel we were doing something that's so th...
S01 • E04 My dad's eyes got filled with tears. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
My dad's eyes got filled with tears.
S01 • E01 We generally had things that had to be corrected between each flight, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
We generally had things that had to be corrected between eac...
S01 • E04 Big, white spray paint: - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:16
Big, white spray paint:
S01 • E01 [indistinct chattering] - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
[indistinct chattering]
S01 • E01 - [man 1] If it hits you, it's big enough. - [man 2] If it hits you, it's big enough. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
- [man 1] If it hits you, it's big enough. - [man 2] If...
S01 • E01 It's hard to look at any one of the close calls NASA had - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:16
It's hard to look at any one of the close calls NASA ha...
S01 • E04 There were seven wonderful, wonderful, capable, dedicated people - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
There were seven wonderful, wonderful, capable, dedicated pe...
S01 • E04 And I was part of a decision-making process - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
And I was part of a decision-making process
S01 • E01 [explosion] - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
[explosion]
S01 • E04 That has… - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
That has…
S01 • E01 [explosion] - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
[explosion]
S01 • E04 The presidential commission returned its verdict today - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
The presidential commission returned its verdict today
S01 • E01 [woman] My dad was an engineer, working on the boosters. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
[woman] My dad was an engineer, working on the boosters.