Challenger: The Final Flight
Total Seasons :1Total Episodes : 4
Engineers, officials and the crew members' families provide their perspective on the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and its aftermath.
Episodes(4)
1. Space for Everyone
The new Space Shuttle program captivates America and draws a diverse, determined crop of astronauts. But safety issues arise out of public view.
Air Date : 2020-09-16
2. HELP!
To revive public interest, NASA chooses teacher Christa McAuliffe to be the first civilian on the Shuttle. Issues with the solid rocket boosters linger.
Air Date : 2020-09-16
3. A Major Malfunction
After several delays, the crew prepares for launch as engineers and NASA officials tensely discuss concerns about the O-rings and a cold weather launch.
Air Date : 2020-09-16
4. Nothing Ends Here
Challenger's shocking explosion devastates the families of the crew as well as millions watching live, and an investigation puts NASA on the defensive.
Air Date : 2020-09-16
Cast
June Scobee Rodgers
(Self - Wife of Francis "Dick" Scobee)
William Harwood
(Self - Cape Canaveral Bureau Chief, UPI (1984-1992))
Frederick Gregory
(Self - Astronaut, NASA (1978-1993))
John Zarrella
(Self - Correspondent, CNN (1983-2014))
Richard O. Covey
(Self - Astronaut, NASA (1978-1994))
Steve Nesbitt
(Self - Public Affairs Officer, NASA (1980-2010))
Allan McDonald
(Self - Director, Solid Rocket Booster Program (1984-1989), Morton Thiokol Corp.)
Leslie Serna
(Self - Senior Publications Coordinator (1983-1990), Morton Thiokol Corp.)
Gregory Jarvis
(Self (archive footage))
Michael J. Smith
(Self (archive footage))
Christa McAuliffe
(Self (archive footage))
Peter Billingsley
(Self - Spokesperson, Young Astronaut Program)
Barbara Morgan
(Self - Teacher)
Lisa Bristol
(Self - Sister of Christa McAuliffe)
Marcia Jarvis
(Self - Wife of Gregory Jarvis)
Richard Cook
(Self - Resource Analyst, NASA (1985-1996))
Brian Russell
(Self - Engineer, Solid Rocket Booster Program (1977-2015), Morton Thiokol Corp.)
Jane Smith-Wolcott
(Self - Wife of Michael J. Smith)
Arnold Aldrich
(Self - Manager, NASA Shuttle Program (1985-1986))
William Lucas
(Self - Director, NASA (1974-1986), Marshall Space Flight Center)
Robert Crippen
(Self - Astronaut, NASA (1969-1986))
Joseph Kilminster
(Self - Vice President, Solid Rocket Booster Program (1983-1986), Morton Thiokol Corp.)
Lawrence Mulloy
(Self - Manager, NASA (1982-1986), Marshall Space Flight Center)
Francis Scobee
(Self (archive footage))
Ellison Onizuka
(Self (archive footage))
Ron McNair
(Self (archive footage))
Judith Resnik
(Self (archive footage))
Ronald Reagan
(Self (archive footage))
Alison Smith Balch
(Self - Daughter of Michael J. Smith)
Cheryl McNair
(Self - Astronaut, NASA (1978-1997))
Kris Jacques
(Self - Student of Christa McAuliffe)
Richard Truly
(Self - Astronaut, NASA (1969-1983))
Rhea Seddon
(Self - Astronaut, NASA (1978-1997))
Deke Slayton
(Self - Former astronaut (archive footage))
Steven McAuliffe
(Self - Husband of Christa McAuliffe (archive footage))
Tom Brokaw
(Self (archive footage))
Jesse Moore
(Self - Dir., Johnson Space Center (archive footage))
George H. W. Bush
(Self (archive footage))
Scott Smith
(Self - Son of Michael J. Smith)
David E. Sanger
(Self - Journalist, New York Times)
Alton Keel
(Self - Executive Director, Rogers Commission)
Donald Kutyna
(Self - Member, Rogers Commission)
Phillip Boffey
(Self - Journalist, New York Times (1977-2016))
Kent Shocknek
(Self (archive footage))
Roy Rogers
(Self (archive footage))
Steven Spielberg
(Self - Director "Close Encounters" (archive footage))
Alan Lovelace
(Self - NASA Acting Administrator (archive footage))
Myron Malkin
(Self - Shuttle Program Director (archive footage))
Nichelle Nichols
(Self (archive footage))
Walter Cronkite
(Self (archive footage))
Guion Bluford
(Self (archive footage))
Gloria Steinem
(Self (archive footage))
Jerry Seinfeld
(Self (archive footage))
John Denver
(Self - Musician (archive footage))
Larry Speakes
(Self - White House Spokesman (archive footage))
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