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Challenger: The Final Flight

The folks involved in the shuttle program knew that wasa really tough hill to climb, but...

The folks involved in the shuttle program knew that was
a really tough hill to climb, but they had promised it to Congress, and they were hell-bent
on trying to pull it off

Full Transcript

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The folks involved in the shuttle program
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knew that was a really tough hill to climb,
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but they had promised it to Congress,
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and they were hell-bent on trying to pull it off.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:55
Uploaded
Jun 03, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E04 [Rogers] Beginning in April 1985, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
[Rogers] Beginning in April 1985,
S01 • E02 [McDonald] Meanwhile, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
[McDonald] Meanwhile,
S01 • E04 I did not think it was a problem sufficient to, uh, ground the fleet. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
I did not think it was a problem sufficient to, uh, ground t...
S01 • E04 The waiver says, "Actual loss: loss of mission, vehicle, and crew." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
The waiver says, "Actual loss: loss of mission, vehicle...
S01 • E02 The company's first priority was making shuttle segments for flight. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
The company's first priority was making shuttle segment...
S01 • E01 He prided himself on Hawaiian food, and, specifically, uh, roasting a pig. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
He prided himself on Hawaiian food, and, specifically, uh, r...
S01 • E02 [Russell] It was frustrating that even though we understood - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:11
[Russell] It was frustrating that even though we understood
S01 • E04 [Sanger] We began to get a sense of how much they knew. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
[Sanger] We began to get a sense of how much they knew.
S01 • E01 [Covey] That was his big deal, digging the pit, getting all the banana leaves. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
[Covey] That was his big deal, digging the pit, getting all ...
S01 • E04 The thought rose in the back of our minds - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
The thought rose in the back of our minds
S01 • E01 [Crippen] We'd get it up on the table, and we just pulled it apart. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
[Crippen] We'd get it up on the table, and we just pull...
S01 • E01 It was pretty hot, you would burn your hands, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
It was pretty hot, you would burn your hands,
S01 • E02 And so every launch became nerve-racking to me. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
And so every launch became nerve-racking to me.
S01 • E02 It was something that… My stomach churned a bit, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:12
It was something that… My stomach churned a bit,
S01 • E04 [June] To learn that there were managers who allowed this spacecraft to take off, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:12
[June] To learn that there were managers who allowed this sp...
S01 • E01 My wife and I, Cathy, had just put in a swimming pool, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
My wife and I, Cathy, had just put in a swimming pool,
S01 • E01 El and I actually flew to Florida in a NASA T-38 - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
El and I actually flew to Florida in a NASA T-38
S01 • E02 He and I talked often, and I expressed frustration of how things were going. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
He and I talked often, and I expressed frustration of how th...
S01 • E04 Unable to forgive people who made such a bad decision. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
Unable to forgive people who made such a bad decision.
S01 • E02 And he understood and was definitely engaged in wanting to solve the problem. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
And he understood and was definitely engaged in wanting to s...