Challenger (1990)

Directed by

Glenn Jordan

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 40m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film dramatizes the events leading up to and following the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. It focuses on the astronauts their families and NASA officials dealing with the tragedy.

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What happens

Challenger is a 1990 American disaster drama television film based on the events surrounding the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986. Its production was somewhat controversial as the families of the astronauts generally objected to it. A prologue states that the film was "researched with the consultation of the National Aeronauts and Space Administration" and partly filmed at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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