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[Sanger] If anybody other than a Nobel Laureate in physics
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Challenger: The Final Flight

If anybody other thana Nobel Laureate in physics had conducted this experiment, they...

[Sanger] If anybody other than
a Nobel Laureate in physics had conducted this experiment, they would've been laughed off the stage
and, you know, told, "Sorry, we do real science here." And because it was Richard Feynman, all the NASA people could do
was sit there and fume

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[Sanger] If anybody other than a Nobel Laureate in physics
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had conducted this experiment,
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they would've been laughed off the stage and, you know, told,
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"Sorry, we do real science here."
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And because it was Richard Feynman,
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all the NASA people could do was sit there and fume.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:21
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 NASA made it about as sexy as humanly possible. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
NASA made it about as sexy as humanly possible.
S01 • E01 John Zarella, CNN, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
John Zarella, CNN, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
S01 • E01 For a young reporter like myself, it was a parallel to Apollo. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
For a young reporter like myself, it was a parallel to Apoll...
S01 • E01 [male anchor] For the first time in nine years, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
[male anchor] For the first time in nine years,
S01 • E04 [Kutyna] That night, on national television, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
[Kutyna] That night, on national television,
S01 • E01 [Covey] The shuttle program showed that the United States - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
[Covey] The shuttle program showed that the United States
S01 • E02 To learn how it all came together was pretty cool. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
To learn how it all came together was pretty cool.
S01 • E04 [reporter] Commission member and physicist Richard Feynman - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:13
[reporter] Commission member and physicist Richard Feynman
S01 • E01 [female anchor] We're looking at a great picture of the arm and the Earth. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:15
[female anchor] We're looking at a great picture of the...
S01 • E02 [both cheering] - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
[both cheering]
S01 • E04 Sure affected public perceptions and understanding of what had happened. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
Sure affected public perceptions and understanding of what h...
S01 • E04 [Sanger] Feynman and Kutyna basically forced everyone to focus attention - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
[Sanger] Feynman and Kutyna basically forced everyone to foc...
S01 • E01 Everybody in the class of '78 all wanted to fly. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
Everybody in the class of '78 all wanted to fly.
S01 • E04 [reporter] It was 38 degrees in Cape Canaveral at the moment of launch. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:13
[reporter] It was 38 degrees in Cape Canaveral at the moment...
S01 • E01 ♪ Hold on tight to your dream ♪ - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:16
♪ Hold on tight to your dream ♪
S01 • E02 It was kind of like one big classroom to her. She was very happy. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
It was kind of like one big classroom to her. She was very h...
S01 • E02 [music ends] - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
[music ends]
S01 • E04 [phone ringing] - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
[phone ringing]
S01 • E04 And it was a fellow from the New York Times. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:27
And it was a fellow from the New York Times.
S01 • E02 What we do in this class is we cover some of the comm equipment here, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
What we do in this class is we cover some of the comm equipm...