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Challenger: The Final Flight

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2020
  • TV-14
  • 2h 59m
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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.

  • Creators
    • Steven Leckart
    • Glen Zipper
  • Stars
    • June Scobee Rodgers
    • William Harwood
    • John Zarrella
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    • Creators
      • Steven Leckart
      • Glen Zipper
    • Stars
      • June Scobee Rodgers
      • William Harwood
      • John Zarrella
    • 64User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    June Scobee Rodgers
    June Scobee Rodgers
    • Self - Wife of Francis 'Dick' Scobee
    William Harwood
    William Harwood
    • Self - Cape Canaveral Bureau Chief, UPI 1984-1992
    John Zarrella
    John Zarrella
    • Self - Correspondent, CNN 1983-2014
    Frederick D. Gregory
    Frederick D. Gregory
    • Self - Astronaut, NASA 1978-1993
    Richard O. Covey
    Richard O. Covey
    • Self - Astronaut, NASA 1978-1994
    Steve Nesbitt
    Steve Nesbitt
    • Self - Public Affairs Officer, NASA 1980-2010
    Allan J. McDonald
    Allan J. McDonald
    • Self - Director, Solid Rocket Booster Program 1984-1989, Morton Thiokol Corp.
    Leslie Serna
    Leslie Serna
    • Self - Senior Publications Coordinator 1983-1990, Morton Thiokol Corp.
    Barbara Morgan
    Barbara Morgan
    • Self - Teacher
    Lisa Bristol
    Lisa Bristol
    • Self - Sister of Christa McAuliffe
    Marcia Jarvis
    Marcia Jarvis
    • Self - Wife of Gregory Jarvis
    Richard Cook
    Richard Cook
    • Self - Resource Analyst, NASA 1985-1996
    Brian Russell
    Brian Russell
    • Self - Engineer, Solid Rocket Booster Program 1977-2015, Morton Thiokol Corp.
    Jane Smith-Wolcott
    Jane Smith-Wolcott
    • Self - Wife of Michael J. Smith
    Arnold Aldrich
    Arnold Aldrich
    • Self - Manager, NASA Shuttle Program 1985 - 1986
    William Lucas
    William Lucas
    • Self - Director, NASA 1974-1986, Marshall Space Flight Center
    Peter Billingsley
    Peter Billingsley
    • Self - Spokesperson, Young Astronaut Program
    Robert L. Crippen
    Robert L. Crippen
    • Self - Astronaut, NASA 1969-1986
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      • Steven Leckart
      • Glen Zipper
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      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 B. Chaffee and Edward H. White II were killed in a fire in their capsule during a launch practice run on the launch pad on January 27, 1967. The docuseries makes no mention of this earlier fatality (what the NASA engineer said was that no NASA astronaut had been "killed on their way to space" to fit the narrative of the Challenger deaths, so it was a matter of semantics).

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    Solving the O ring mystery
    I have spent much of my adult life avoiding thinking about this tragedy. It is a case study on how an organization can become wicked and its members essentially the epitome of evil.

    For me it was just horribly sad to watch this and there is a prevalent sense of horror as events move toward the inevitable ending.

    What made it worth watching for me was to learn about Feynman's role. I knew the outline of it but not the specifics. It's quite amazing.

    What astonishes me is there are these awful, old, gross NASA administrators who are still totally unrepentant, although they are clearly and obviously to blame for what happened.
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    • Release date
      • September 16, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 挑戰者號:最後一程
    • Production companies
      • Bad Robot
      • Zipper Bros Films
      • Sutter Road Picture Company
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      2 hours 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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