Challenger: The Final Flight

TV Mini Series
20202020
TV-14TV-14
2h 59min

Challenger: The Final Flight (2020)

Executive produced by J.J. Abrams and Glen Zipper, Challenger: The Final Flight is a four-part docuseries that examines the 1986 Challenger space shuttle, which tragically broke apart 73 seconds after launch as millions of Americans watched live on television. Incorporating never-before-seen interviews and rare archival material, this series offers an in-depth look at one of the most diverse crews NASA assembled, including high school teacher Christa McAuliffe, who was selected to be the first private citizen in space.

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Four-part docuseries on the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster, unpacking an indelible moment for a generation of Americans.Four-part docuseries on the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster, unpacking an indelible moment for a generation of Americans.Four-part docuseries on the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster, unpacking an indelible moment for a generation of Americans.

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- 1 nomination

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Challenger: The Final Flight

Challenger: The Final Flight

Gregory Jarvis, Christa McAuliffe, Ellison Onizuka, Francis 'Dick' Scobee, Ron McNair, Judith A. Resnik, and Michael J. Smith in Challenger: The Final Flight (2020)

Challenger: The Final Flight (2020)

Challenger: The Final Flight (2020)

Challenger: The Final Flight (2020)

Peter Billingsley in Challenger: The Final Flight (2020)

Christa McAuliffe in Challenger: The Final Flight (2020)

Challenger: The Final Flight (2020)

June Scobee Rodgers

Self - Wife of Francis 'Dick' Scobeeas Self - Wife of Francis 'Dick' Scobee

4 episodes4 eps • 2020

William Harwood

Self - Cape Canaveral Bureau Chief, UPI 1984-1992as Self - Cape Canaveral Bureau Chief, UPI 1984-1992

4 episodes4 eps • 2020

Frederick D. Gregory

Self - Astronaut, NASA 1978-1993as Self - Astronaut, NASA 1978-1993

4 episodes4 eps • 2020

Self - Correspondent, CNN 1983-2014as Self - Correspondent, CNN 1983-2014

4 episodes4 eps • 2020

Richard O. Covey

Self - Astronaut, NASA 1978-1994as Self - Astronaut, NASA 1978-1994

4 episodes4 eps • 2020

Self - Public Affairs Officer, NASA 1980-2010as Self - Public Affairs Officer, NASA 1980-2010

4 episodes4 eps • 2020

Allan J. McDonald

Self - Director, Solid Rocket Booster Program 1984-1989, Morton Thiokol Corp.as Self - Director, Solid Rocket Booster Program 1984-1989, Morton Thiokol Corp.

4 episodes4 eps • 2020

Self - Senior Publications Coordinator 1983-1990, Morton Thiokol Corp.as Self - Senior Publications Coordinator 1983-1990, Morton Thiokol Corp.

4 episodes4 eps • 2020

Self - Teacheras Self - Teacher

3 episodes3 eps • 2020

Self - Sister of Christa McAuliffeas Self - Sister of Christa McAuliffe

3 episodes3 eps • 2020

Self - Wife of Gregory Jarvisas Self - Wife of Gregory Jarvis

3 episodes3 eps • 2020

Self - Resource Analyst, NASA 1985-1996as Self - Resource Analyst, NASA 1985-1996

3 episodes3 eps • 2020

Self - Engineer, Solid Rocket Booster Program 1977-2015, Morton Thiokol Corp.as Self - Engineer, Solid Rocket Booster Program 1977-2015, Morton Thiokol Corp.

3 episodes3 eps • 2020

Jane Smith-Wolcott

Self - Wife of Michael J. Smithas Self - Wife of Michael J. Smith

3 episodes3 eps • 2020

Self - Manager, NASA Shuttle Program 1985 - 1986as Self - Manager, NASA Shuttle Program 1985 - 1986

3 episodes3 eps • 2020

Self - Director, NASA 1974-1986, Marshall Space Flight Centeras Self - Director, NASA 1974-1986, Marshall Space Flight Center

3 episodes3 eps • 2020

Peter Billingsley

Self - Spokesperson, Young Astronaut Programas Self - Spokesperson, Young Astronaut Program

3 episodes3 eps • 2020

Robert L. Crippen

Self - Astronaut, NASA 1969-1986as Self - Astronaut, NASA 1969-1986

3 episodes3 eps • 2020

Four-part docuseries on the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster, unpacking an indelible moment for a generation of Americans.

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Trivia
While the Challenger crew were the first to die during a mission, they were not the first NASA crew to be killed. The three-man crew of Apollo 204 (aka, Apollo 1), Gus Grissom, Roger Chaffee, Ed White, were killed in a fire in their capsule during a launch practice run on the launch pad on Jan. 27, 1967. Challenger: The Final Flight makes no mention of this earlier fatality.

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8/10

Missing name?

I found it interesting that the name "Roger Boisjoly" wasn't mentioned once. The man who probably fought harder than anyone to fix the o-ring problem gets passed by? While the series held my interest for all four episodes, a little more tech and a little less teacher would have been better, for me at least.

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drider42
Sep 22, 2020

Release date
- September 16, 2020 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official site
- Netflix Site
Language
- English
Also known as
- El último vuelo del Challenger
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Runtime
- 2h 59min
Color
- Color

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