Challenger: The Untold Story

Quote: The story of how engineers working for a NASA subcontractor tried desperately to prevent the final launch of the Challenger shuttle. The engineers believed that rubber o-rings, critical components of the solid-fuel booster rockets, would likely fail at the very low temperatures forecast for the launch. However, management overruled them and the fatal launch went ahead. A Congressional enquiry later exposed the truth, assisted by one of its members, a Nobel prize-winning scientist.


Quote: Recalling the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster. A combination of re-creations, archival footage, news reports and firsthand accounts explore why the launch ended in tragedy. Story lines include schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe's preparations for the flight; whistle-blowing engineer Roger Boisjoly's safety concerns; and physicist Richard Feynman's role in the Rogers Commission probe of the explosion.
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