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Challenger: The Final Flight

We were still learninghow to operate the system and to develop the capabilitiesto do it...

We were still learning
how to operate the system and to develop the capabilities
to do it regularly and successfully

Full Transcript

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We were still learning how to operate the system
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and to develop the capabilities to do it regularly and successfully.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:34
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 • E01 As soon as we hit daylight, that pink color faded away. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
As soon as we hit daylight, that pink color faded away.
S01 • E04 [June] We pulled up to crew quarters. We all stepped into the lobby, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:11
[June] We pulled up to crew quarters. We all stepped into th...
S01 • E02 We accepted those risks, but we thought they were always going to be managed. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
We accepted those risks, but we thought they were always goi...
S01 • E02 My first major assignment at NASA - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:07
My first major assignment at NASA
S01 • E04 And, you know, it's obvious… They were saying it was an obvious disaster. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
And, you know, it's obvious… They were saying it was an...
S01 • E01 Coming across the mountains and seeing the dry lake beds there, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
Coming across the mountains and seeing the dry lake beds the...
S01 • E04 Obvious total loss of the orbiter, the crew. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
Obvious total loss of the orbiter, the crew.
S01 • E02 My supervisor said, "Go over to the Office of Space Flight, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:22
My supervisor said, "Go over to the Office of Space Fli...
S01 • E01 - [static crackling] - [man] What a way to come to California. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:05
- [static crackling] - [man] What a way to come to Californi...
S01 • E04 "Obvious." - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:11
"Obvious."
S01 • E01 I looked out the windows, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
I looked out the windows,
S01 • E01 And I thought, "Hope they're not on the runway." [chuckles] - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
And I thought, "Hope they're not on the runway.&qu...
S01 • E04 I knew… they were all gone. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
I knew… they were all gone.
S01 • E04 Not all the crew members' families really understood - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:10
Not all the crew members' families really understood
S01 • E02 When I got over there, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:13
When I got over there,
S01 • E04 I had seen Ron come through difficult times before - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:13
I had seen Ron come through difficult times before
S01 • E01 [man 1] Columbia, you're really looking good. Right on the money. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:37
[man 1] Columbia, you're really looking good. Right on ...
S01 • E02 I didn't know the extent of the issues, so I started looking at the problem. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:06
I didn't know the extent of the issues, so I started lo...
S01 • E02 NASA is a nationwide organization. - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:04
NASA is a nationwide organization.
S01 • E04 [June] The NASA official, George Abbey, - Challenger: The Final Flight 00:14
[June] The NASA official, George Abbey,