Should you watch Challenger: The Final Flight?
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Challenger: The Final Flight
Documentary · 2020
Engineers, officials and the crew members' families provide their perspective on the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and its aftermath.
The sides of Challenger: The Final Flight
- The 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
- Families of the seven crew members
- Engineers who warned against the launch
Challenger: The Final Flight is good for you if…
- you want to understand how the Challenger disaster happened.
- you like the 1980s space program told by the people who lived it.
- you care about the human cost of space travel.
Challenger: The Final Flight is bad for you if…
- you'd rather not relive a real tragedy through grieving families.
- you want a big space adventure. This is four episodes of interviews about decisions made on the ground.
About: responsibility · grief · ambition
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