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[reporter] There was an extraordinary
meeting at Cape Canaveral the night before the Challenger launched. Mulloy argued that the O-ring seals
would withstand the cold temperatures, despite Thiokol's objections. [Sanger] We established
there had been a very specific warning from the engineers,
who knew the solid rocket booster best, not to launch in those cold conditions
meeting at Cape Canaveral the night before the Challenger launched. Mulloy argued that the O-ring seals
would withstand the cold temperatures, despite Thiokol's objections. [Sanger] We established
there had been a very specific warning from the engineers,
who knew the solid rocket booster best, not to launch in those cold conditions
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[reporter] There was an extraordinary
meeting at Cape Canaveral
00:00:03.753 --> 00:00:05.063
the night before the Challenger launched.
00:00:05.713 --> 00:00:09.003
Mulloy argued that the O-ring seals
would withstand the cold temperatures,
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despite Thiokol's objections.
00:00:11.427 --> 00:00:14.847
[Sanger] We established
there had been a very specific warning
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from the engineers,
who knew the solid rocket booster best,
00:00:18.392 --> 00:00:20.811
not to launch in those cold conditions.
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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.