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The thought rose in the back of our minds
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Challenger: The Final Flight

The thought rosein the back of our minds that this wasn't reallyan accident at all, that...

The thought rose
in the back of our minds that this wasn't really
an accident at all, that this was more like manslaughter

Full Transcript

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The thought rose in the back of our minds
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that this wasn't really an accident at all,
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that this was more like manslaughter.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:28
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 [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...
S01 • E01 And so, he was shucking oysters, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
And so, he was shucking oysters,
S01 • E04 They didn't consider human life, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
They didn't consider human life,
S01 • E02 [typewriter clacking] - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:09
[typewriter clacking]
S01 • E01 And one of them went over to El. And El shucks him some oysters, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:13
And one of them went over to El. And El shucks him some oyst...
S01 • E04 There was a root of anger and bitterness and sadness that was growing in me - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:08
There was a root of anger and bitterness and sadness that wa...
S01 • E04 [Sanger] The culture at NASA in that period in time was, "we can do anything." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:22
[Sanger] The culture at NASA in that period in time was, &qu...
S01 • E02 The seal task force is constantly being delayed by every possible means. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
The seal task force is constantly being delayed by every pos...
S01 • E01 I just stay over to shuck oysters." And he goes, "Oh, okay." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:15
I just stay over to shuck oysters." And he goes, "...
S01 • E02 This is a red flag." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:12
This is a red flag."
S01 • E02 However, per our contracts, we were supposed to adhere to our schedule, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
However, per our contracts, we were supposed to adhere to ou...