Netflix’s Challenger: The Final Flight which is a four-part series will premiere on Sept. 16, taking viewers back to when Francis R. Scobee, Judith Resnik, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Gregory Jarvis, Michael J. Smith, and Christa McAuliffe began a journey that they dreamed would lead to the cosmos, but sadly ended in devastation.
Glen Zipper who is the executive producer and also the Co-author of devastation class, tells Ew,”The images of the Challenger accident have stayed with the collective consciousness of our nation and the world, but it’s hugely important we remember it for more than just the pain it caused so many,Our series wants audiences to better know the seven heroes who lost their lives and left behind a legacy to educate and inspire, and more clearly understand the failures that contributed to the tragedy so they won’t be repeated as we push further into space and the next frontier of exploration through the efforts of Space X, Blue Origin, NASA, and others.”
On an unusually cold Tuesday morning in Central Florida, the Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight. An investigation found that the tragedy was caused by the failure of a seal designed to prevent leaks in the fuel tank, due to the frigid temperature. It is as yet unknown when exactly those on board perished. The accident halted further shuttle flights for 32 months.
