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| Genre | Documentary series[1] |
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| Composer | Jeff Beal |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 (list of episodes) |
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| Cinematography | Graham Willoughby |
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| Camera setup | HDTV 1080p |
| Running time | 180 minutes[a][2] |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | September 16, 2020. |
Challenger: The Final Flight (also known as Challenger) is a 2020 American streaming television historical documentary series produced by J. J. Abrams' Bad Robot. Developed by Glen Zipper and Steven Leckart for Netflix, the series focuses on the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle accident, covering events leading up to launch and the aftermath of the disaster.
The series includes interviews with key individuals, Christa McAuliffe's training for the flight, an exploration of the issues with the solid rocket boosters, the teleconference between NASA and Morton Thiokol, accounts from the crew's families, and the investigation into the catastrophe. It also delves into the Space Shuttle program through archive footage.
The series was released on Netflix on September 16, 2020.
Synopsis
On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard, including a school teacher from New Hampshire. The tragedy deeply wounded the United States and led to the Space Shuttle program being grounded for 32 months.
Interviews
Challenger features interviews with former NASA officials and astronauts, employees from Morton Thiokol (manufacturer of the solid rocket boosters), families of the STS-51-L crew, members of the Rogers Commission investigation board, and journalists who reported on the disaster:
- Richard Covey
- Frederick Gregory
- William Harwood
- Allan McDonald
- Steve Nesbitt
- June Scobee Rodgers
- Leslie Serna
- John Zarrella
- Arnold Aldrich
- Peter Billingsley
- Lisa Bristol
- Richard Cook
- Robert Crippen
- Marcia Jarvis
- Joseph Kilminster
- William Lucas
- Barbara Morgan
- Lawrence Mulloy
- Brian Russell
- Jane Smith-Wolcott
- Kris Jacques
- Cheryl McNair
- Rhea Seddon
- Alison Smith Balch
- Richard Truly
- Philip Boffey
- Alton Keel
- Donald Kutyna
- David Sanger
- Scott Smith
Episodes
Release
The official trailer was released on September 2, 2020.
Reception
The series has an approval rating of 84% based on 19 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The critics' consensus on the website reads, "Challenger: The Final Flight doesn't reveal any new information, but intimate interviews elevate its well-crafted, heartbreaking retelling of an avoidable national tragedy." On Metacritic, the series received a score of 76 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average.
See also
- Columbia: The Tragic Loss, 2004 documentary
Notes
- ^ Approximately 41–52 minutes per episode.
References
- ^ 'The moment the dream died': inside a Netflix series on the Challenger disaster. The Guardian. October 12, 2020.
- ^ Netflix's 'Challenger: The Final Flight' Is a Story of Inspiration and Tragedy. The Ringer. Retrieved 14 May 2023.