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[Sanger] By the time the shuttle was flying, NASA was basically saying
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Challenger: The Final Flight

By the time the shuttlewas flying, NASA was basically saying, "This is so safe,we can put...

[Sanger] By the time the shuttle
was flying, NASA was basically saying, "This is so safe,
we can put school teachers on it." Then you realize
they're really rolling the dice

Full Transcript

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[Sanger] By the time the shuttle was flying, NASA was basically saying,
00:00:05.338 --> 00:00:08.549
"This is so safe, we can put school teachers on it."
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Then you realize they're really rolling the dice.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:35
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 But we made sure that NASA knew about this, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
But we made sure that NASA knew about this,
S01 • E01 [June Scobee Rodgers] NASA's public affairs office… - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
[June Scobee Rodgers] NASA's public affairs office…
S01 • E01 They were very smart about what they wanted the public to know. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
They were very smart about what they wanted the public to kn...
S01 • E04 [Lucas] There's no way you can account for those seven lives, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
[Lucas] There's no way you can account for those seven ...
S01 • E02 The same solid rocket booster engineers, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
The same solid rocket booster engineers,
S01 • E01 Managers were trying to convey - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:12
Managers were trying to convey
S01 • E04 My forebears came across the Appalachian Mountains in a wagon - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
My forebears came across the Appalachian Mountains in a wago...
S01 • E02 There had been an instance where the first O-ring in a flight - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
There had been an instance where the first O-ring in a fligh...
S01 • E04 It's regrettable, but costs sometimes are very difficult. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
It's regrettable, but costs sometimes are very difficul...
S01 • E01 Even though they knew that there were tremendous risks. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
Even though they knew that there were tremendous risks.
S01 • E01 [male anchor] We have joined the flight crew for the 41-D mission, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:17
[male anchor] We have joined the flight crew for the 41-D mi...
S01 • E02 Because anytime there's a failure in a redundant feature, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
Because anytime there's a failure in a redundant featur...
S01 • E04 [reporter] Search teams have now recovered - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
[reporter] Search teams have now recovered
S01 • E02 You had to stop and fix it, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
You had to stop and fix it,
S01 • E01 These were detailed, 1,500-word stories about their lives. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
These were detailed, 1,500-word stories about their lives.
S01 • E04 I didn't know who to blame, and so we all looked for what we could do. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
I didn't know who to blame, and so we all looked for wh...
S01 • E02 [Lucas] My engineers knew that the joint should be redesigned, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
[Lucas] My engineers knew that the joint should be redesigne...
S01 • E01 I didn't write 'em because I thought people would print them in the newspaper. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
I didn't write 'em because I thought people would ...
S01 • E01 I wrote 'em because if something happened, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
I wrote 'em because if something happened,
S01 • E02 [Mulloy] The judgment at the time was it was not risky enough not to fly, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
[Mulloy] The judgment at the time was it was not risky enoug...