The Challenger Disaster

Name: The Challenger Disaster
Genre: Drama, Movie/Mini-Series, Science, Educational
Released: November 16, 2013
Rating: 80

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Science Channel | Discovery Channel | Release Date: November 16, 2013

Summary: Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman (John Hurt) reluctantly joins the The presidential commission that included former Secretary of State William Rogers (Brian Dennehy), U.S. Air Force Gen. Donald Kutyna (Bruce Greenwood), and astronaut Sally Ride (Eve Best) to investigate the reasons behind the explosion of the Challenger shuttleNobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman (John Hurt) reluctantly joins the The presidential commission that included former Secretary of State William Rogers (Brian Dennehy), U.S. Air Force Gen. Donald Kutyna (Bruce Greenwood), and astronaut Sally Ride (Eve Best) to investigate the reasons behind the explosion of the Challenger shuttle in 1986.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series, Science, Educational

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S1:E2. The Fantastic Mr Feynman
Air Date: May 12, 2013
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S1:E1. The Challenger Disaster
Air Date: November 16, 2013

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Zack Handlen

Nov 15, 2013

Season 1 Review: While the narrow view of the tragedy means a limit to the movie’s broader appeal, it’s intensely refreshing to see a story like this told without any need to soften or commercialize its ideas. Read full review

Michael Starr

Nov 15, 2013

Season 1 Review: It’s both a learning experience and an emotional reminder of what can go wrong in that gray area separating man and machine. Read full review

Verne Gay

Nov 15, 2013

Season 1 Review: Quiet, intelligent, worth checking out. Read full review

David Hinckley

Nov 15, 2013

Season 1 Review: It’s not just a good story, it’s a good story well told. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Nov 15, 2013

Season 1 Review: The movie approaches the story with enough time having passed to feel fresh, emerging as a small but engaging international production--one that feels pretty timeless in its look at cover-your-ass bureaucracy--helped by first-class casting that in addition to Hurt includes Bruce Greenwood and Brian Dennehy. Read full review

David Wiegand

Nov 15, 2013

Season 1 Review: The film is both dramatically viable and instructive. Yes, we learn about science, but perhaps more important, we also learn about standing your ground no matter what challenges you face. Read full review

Rob Owen

Nov 15, 2013

Season 1 Review: It plays more like a science thriller than a biopic, with Feynman receiving clues scribbled on pieces of paper by NASA engineers. Read full review

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Deanomite

Jan 21, 2020

I never heard of Richard Feynman until this, he was one of the top few geniuses on the Manhattan project, and pretty famous for work on quantum mechanics. It was interesting to see him wade through politics and bureaucracy to figure out what happened. Forensic study is always moreI never heard of Richard Feynman until this, he was one of the top few geniuses on the Manhattan project, and pretty famous for work on quantum mechanics. It was interesting to see him wade through politics and bureaucracy to figure out what happened. Forensic study is always more interesting than it at first appears, it shows the structures that hold together big projects, see movies like Sully. I absolutely love him saying 'I DON'T know that NASA did an excellent job.' Science takes a front seat in this movie, a rare and wonderful thing. He was the only person on the commission without affiliation, the collective attacks the individual-Jung again.… Expand

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: November 16, 2013
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  S1:E2. The Fantastic Mr Feynman
  Air Date: May 12, 2013
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  S1:E1. The Challenger Disaster
  Air Date: November 16, 2013