Challenger: The Final Flight
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Challenger: The Final Flight is a 2020 American docuseries developed by Glen Zipper and Steven Leckart for Netflix.[3] The limited series revolves around the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle explosion, including events that preceded launch and aftermath of the disaster.
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Genre | Docuseries[1] |
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Composer | Jeff Beal |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 (list of episodes) |
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Cinematography | Graham Willoughby |
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Running time | 180 minutes[2] |
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Network | Netflix |
Release | September 16, 2020 (2020-09-16) |
The miniseries includes interviews with key people involved, Christa McAuliffe's preparation for the flight, problems with the solid rocket boosters, a teleconference between NASA and Morton Thiokol the night before launch, accounts from the astronauts' families, and the investigation into the catastrophe. At the same time, archive footage delves into the Space Shuttle program.
The series was released on September 16, 2020, on Netflix.[4]