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We are unsure the secondary seal will hold at these temperatures
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The Challenger Disaster

We are unsure the secondary sealwill hold at these temperatures

We are unsure the secondary seal
will hold at these temperatures

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We are unsure the secondary seal will hold at these temperatures.
Duration
5 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:50:10
Uploaded
Jun 06, 2025
Genres
drama
Production
Vision Makers

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Movie Summary

Inspired by the true story. The night before the Challenger disaster in 1986, a hot headed engineer leads a desperate race against the clock to stop the launch and the subsequent cover up and whistleblowing.
So, you don't know? - The Challenger Disaster 00:08
So, you don't know?
We try to keep a handle on things, - The Challenger Disaster 00:06
We try to keep a handle on things,
We have enough time to make jokes, - The Challenger Disaster 00:05
We have enough time to make jokes,
If the seals are a problem, then why aren't they - The Challenger Disaster 00:08
If the seals are a problem, then why aren't they
Yeah, I'm gonna let our problem assessment expert - The Challenger Disaster 00:05
Yeah, I'm gonna let our problem assessment expert
Uh, because it looks to be like that - The Challenger Disaster 00:10
Uh, because it looks to be like that
So you're saying we took a problem - The Challenger Disaster 00:07
So you're saying we took a problem
We all agreed that these ongoing problems - The Challenger Disaster 00:11
We all agreed that these ongoing problems
And the things that we took off - The Challenger Disaster 00:07
And the things that we took off
Adam. - The Challenger Disaster 00:05
Adam.
We've never launched a shuttle below 53 Degrees - The Challenger Disaster 00:08
We've never launched a shuttle below 53 Degrees
So you're changing the launch criteria - The Challenger Disaster 00:10
So you're changing the launch criteria
When we squeeze it at 100 degrees, - The Challenger Disaster 00:13
When we squeeze it at 100 degrees,
Your test does not represent reality. - The Challenger Disaster 00:08
Your test does not represent reality.
It proves that the fluorocarbon elastomer rubber - The Challenger Disaster 00:06
It proves that the fluorocarbon elastomer rubber
If we lose the seal for a tenth of a second, - The Challenger Disaster 00:09
If we lose the seal for a tenth of a second,
And if the secondary backup O-ring does the same thing, - The Challenger Disaster 00:05
And if the secondary backup O-ring does the same thing,
We've seen blowby on STS-61-A also. - The Challenger Disaster 00:05
We've seen blowby on STS-61-A also.
It says here that the launch went off at 75 degrees - The Challenger Disaster 00:07
It says here that the launch went off at 75 degrees
I just don't understand - The Challenger Disaster 00:09
I just don't understand