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Challenger: The Final Flight

So I call this guy back and I said, "You know, Mr. Lee, I can't find youin the NASA phone...

So I call this guy back and I said, "You know, Mr. Lee, I can't find you
in the NASA phone book." Well, he says, "Well, okay, I'll fess up.
My name's Richard Cook." I said, "I have some documents
about the NASA explosion." Then he said, "Well, can you come
down here tomorrow and see me?" I was feeling very nervous because I knew how far outside
official channels I was going

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So I call this guy back and I said,
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"You know, Mr. Lee, I can't find you in the NASA phone book."
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Well, he says, "Well, okay, I'll fess up. My name's Richard Cook."
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I said, "I have some documents about the NASA explosion."
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Then he said, "Well, can you come down here tomorrow and see me?"
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I was feeling very nervous
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because I knew how far outside official channels I was going.
Duration
28 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:34
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 [Covey] Ron McNair was relatively quiet, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
[Covey] Ron McNair was relatively quiet,
S01 • E02 Nothing wrong with them psychologically or physically, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:15
Nothing wrong with them psychologically or physically,
S01 • E02 Your first time you put on the blue flight suit you say-- - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:15
Your first time you put on the blue flight suit you say--
S01 • E04 [Boffey] He said, in that first conversation, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
[Boffey] He said, in that first conversation,
S01 • E01 He came home one day and said, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
He came home one day and said,
S01 • E04 [Cook] He looked at the documents and said, "This looks like good stuff." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:16
[Cook] He looked at the documents and said, "This looks...
S01 • E02 You say, "I know what I'm doing here. I belong." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
You say, "I know what I'm doing here. I belong.&qu...
S01 • E01 That sounds exciting to me. I think you can do it." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
That sounds exciting to me. I think you can do it."
S01 • E01 And he said, "Hmm… Yeah. I think I can." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
And he said, "Hmm… Yeah. I think I can."
S01 • E02 [McDonald] January of 1985, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
[McDonald] January of 1985,
S01 • E04 It's one thing to have an anonymous document leak, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:13
It's one thing to have an anonymous document leak,
S01 • E02 [man on radio, indistinct] - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:27
[man on radio, indistinct]
S01 • E04 And I said, "Okay." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
And I said, "Okay."
S01 • E04 [reporter] Three years ago, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:17
[reporter] Three years ago,
S01 • E01 [Covey] By 1980, the class of '78 was done with our training, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
[Covey] By 1980, the class of '78 was done with our tra...
S01 • E01 [male anchor] The shuttle is the result of nine years of compromise, negotiation, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:19
[male anchor] The shuttle is the result of nine years of com...
S01 • E04 He wanted to make sure, in no uncertain terms, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
He wanted to make sure, in no uncertain terms,
S01 • E02 We went through all of our manufacturing records and engineering records, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:14
We went through all of our manufacturing records and enginee...
S01 • E04 So he and I concurred that the next meeting should be closed-door. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
So he and I concurred that the next meeting should be closed...
S01 • E04 And it was basically a "let's come to terms here with NASA officials." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:15
And it was basically a "let's come to terms here w...