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Challenger: The Final Flight

Sally Ride says, "Well,before you start, here, you know, I answered a few of my phone...

Sally Ride says, "Well,
before you start, here, you know, I answered a few of my phone calls, and one of them was from a reporter
here in Washington, said that they heard some rumor
that one of the contractors may have recommended not even launching

Full Transcript

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Sally Ride says, "Well, before you start, here, you know,
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I answered a few of my phone calls,
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and one of them was from a reporter here in Washington,
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said that they heard some rumor that one of the contractors
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may have recommended not even launching.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:43
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 Every sensor had a backup, and most of those sensors had a backup. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
Every sensor had a backup, and most of those sensors had a b...
S01 • E02 [Kilminster] We thought there might be a correlation with temperature. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
[Kilminster] We thought there might be a correlation with te...
S01 • E01 The heavier a spacecraft is, the more energy's required to get to orbit… - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
The heavier a spacecraft is, the more energy's required...
S01 • E04 Is that really true?" - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:11
Is that really true?"
S01 • E02 There were launches that were done at warmer temperatures, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
There were launches that were done at warmer temperatures,
S01 • E01 You've gotta get that going more than 85 football fields a second. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
You've gotta get that going more than 85 football field...
S01 • E02 [McDonald] In fact, on one launch, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
[McDonald] In fact, on one launch,
S01 • E01 One of those engines - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
One of those engines
S01 • E04 Sally Ride said, "Well, do you have any documentation - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:23
Sally Ride said, "Well, do you have any documentation
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...