TMDb Rating
5.9/10
18 verified votes
The Challenger Disaster (2019)
DramaHistory
98 min
"The most tragic disaster in American space history... and they saw it coming."
Plot Summary
On the eve of the Challenger explosion in 1986 one engineer goes to the extreme to stop the launch. This hot-headed engineer makes a desperate race against the clock to call off the billion dollar multi-delayed Challenger launch, convinced the O-ring seals will fail and kill everyone on board. The Company, Marshall Space Flight and NASA made a business decision. He made a human decision.
How to describe this movie
- Try: "On the eve of the Challenger explosion in 1986 one engineer goes to the extreme to stop the launch."
- Try: "A 2019 film directed by Nathan VonMinden about on the eve of the Challenger explosion in 1986 one engineer goes."
- Try: "A movie starring Eric Hanson and Dean Cain about on the eve of the Challenger explosion in 1986 one engineer goes."
Keywords to include
DramaHistoryNathan VonMindenEric HansonDean Cain2019
Director
Nathan VonMinden
Top Cast
Eric HansonDean CainGlenn MorshowerLes MilesJesse GrothOlson
More Movies Like This
Can't find that one movie?
Try our AI-powered movie finder. Describe any scene or plot detail, and we'll identify it for you in seconds.