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Challenger: The Final Flight

Sally Ride said,"Well, do you have any documentation from the contractor sayinghe was...

Sally Ride said,
"Well, do you have any documentation from the contractor saying
he was worried about cold temperatures?" Larry says, "I don't recall any." I thought,
"Well, that's a flat-ass-out lie." [Keel] And at that point,
Allan McDonald from Thiokol, on the back bench against the wall,
stood up and raised his hand

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Sally Ride said, "Well, do you have any documentation
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from the contractor saying he was worried about cold temperatures?"
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Larry says, "I don't recall any."
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I thought, "Well, that's a flat-ass-out lie."
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[Keel] And at that point, Allan McDonald from Thiokol,
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on the back bench against the wall, stood up and raised his hand.
Duration
23 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:10
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 We couldn't show a real solid correlation. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
We couldn't show a real solid correlation.
S01 • E01 Now, the boosters that are on the side, they provided - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
Now, the boosters that are on the side, they provided
S01 • E02 That's why we put a task force together, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
That's why we put a task force together,
S01 • E01 Russia never used solid propellant boosters for any of their spacecraft - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
Russia never used solid propellant boosters for any of their...
S01 • E02 One of the design engineering supervisors was the head of that task force, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
One of the design engineering supervisors was the head of th...
S01 • E01 Once you light a solid propellant booster, you cannot turn it off. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
Once you light a solid propellant booster, you cannot turn i...
S01 • E02 Bob Ebeling, who was my boss, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
Bob Ebeling, who was my boss,
S01 • E02 [Kilminster] At the time, the Marshall Space Flight Center, our bosses, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
[Kilminster] At the time, the Marshall Space Flight Center, ...
S01 • E04 We already had scheduled an open session for the very next day. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
We already had scheduled an open session for the very next d...
S01 • E01 [indistinct radio chattering] - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:34
[indistinct radio chattering]
S01 • E04 Chairman Rogers said, "Let's not talk about the weather at this next hearing. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
Chairman Rogers said, "Let's not talk about the we...
S01 • E02 [McDonald] Dr. Bill Lucas, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
[McDonald] Dr. Bill Lucas,
S01 • E04 Let's give NASA a chance to explain themselves." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:16
Let's give NASA a chance to explain themselves."
S01 • E02 We recognized early on that there was a risk associated with the, uh… O-rings. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
We recognized early on that there was a risk associated with...
S01 • E02 We assembled a group of competent engineers experienced in the field - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:12
We assembled a group of competent engineers experienced in t...
S01 • E04 And, without saying a word to me, gave me a piece of paper. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
And, without saying a word to me, gave me a piece of paper.
S01 • E02 We knew this was one of the great challenges of the program. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
We knew this was one of the great challenges of the program.
S01 • E04 The other was the resiliency of an O-ring. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
The other was the resiliency of an O-ring.
S01 • E01 [Ronald Reagan] We're on the cutting edge of technology and discovery. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:33
[Ronald Reagan] We're on the cutting edge of technology...
S01 • E04 And, of course, the paper showed that the ability to bounce back - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
And, of course, the paper showed that the ability to bounce ...