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Challenger: The Final Flight

So the fire extinguisher systemon the pad came on, and you know, bathing the aftof the...

So the fire extinguisher system
on the pad came on, and you know, bathing the aft
of the orbiter in water, and there were no problems.
Crew got out just fine, but it was a very, very scary moment

Full Transcript

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So the fire extinguisher system on the pad came on,
00:00:03.919 --> 00:00:06.464
and you know, bathing the aft of the orbiter in water,
00:00:06.547 --> 00:00:09.991
and there were no problems. Crew got out just fine,
00:00:09.999 --> 00:00:11.998
but it was a very, very scary moment.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:10
Uploaded
Jun 03, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 If you don't keep your schedule, you don't keep your budget, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
If you don't keep your schedule, you don't keep yo...
S01 • E04 [inhales sharply] - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
[inhales sharply]
S01 • E04 I was so devastated, I totally broke down. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
I was so devastated, I totally broke down.
S01 • E01 Well, NASA had quite a few close calls before the Challenger accident. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
Well, NASA had quite a few close calls before the Challenger...
S01 • E02 Seeing the Earth from that perspective of that small planet… - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
Seeing the Earth from that perspective of that small planet…...
S01 • E01 [male anchor] So the STS-8 flight crew will be making its way to launch pad 39-A. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:14
[male anchor] So the STS-8 flight crew will be making its wa...
S01 • E04 [Lisa] "I've had a long day preparing for the memorial service. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
[Lisa] "I've had a long day preparing for the memo...
S01 • E02 -Maybe just a little bit of fright too? -Not yet. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
-Maybe just a little bit of fright too? -Not yet.
S01 • E04 Today is the final ceremony to attend." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
Today is the final ceremony to attend."
S01 • E02 [announcer] Minus ten, we're go for main engine start. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:11
[announcer] Minus ten, we're go for main engine start.
S01 • E01 We don't intend to launch if there's any possibility of that happening. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
We don't intend to launch if there's any possibili...
S01 • E01 [thunder rumbling] - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
[thunder rumbling]
S01 • E02 [announcer] Five, four, three, two, one. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:12
[announcer] Five, four, three, two, one.
S01 • E01 [man] We have liftoff, liftoff. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:13
[man] We have liftoff, liftoff.
S01 • E02 [Cook] When I asked the engineers - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
[Cook] When I asked the engineers
S01 • E01 Hoot knew it was there. He thought he was gonna die, coming home, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
Hoot knew it was there. He thought he was gonna die, coming ...
S01 • E02 I felt a professional - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:11
I felt a professional
S01 • E01 My view is we had a few - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
My view is we had a few
S01 • E02 "Flight safety has been and is still being compromised - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:19
"Flight safety has been and is still being compromised
S01 • E01 Every flight, one after the other, was fine, and it built our confidence. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
Every flight, one after the other, was fine, and it built ou...