Challenger: The Final Flight

*Challenger: The Final Flight*
Challenger: The Final Flight
Genre	Docuseries
Developed by	Glen Zipper; Steven Leckart;
Directed by	Daniel Junge; Steven Leckart;
Composer	Jeff Beal
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Ben Stephenson; Rachel Rusch Rich; Glen Zipper; Sean Stuart; J. J. Abrams;
Producers	Maren Domzalski; Bridget Topp; Steven Leckart; Daniel Junge;
Cinematography	Graham Willoughby
Editors	Poppy Das; Adrienne Gits;
Running time	180 minutes
Production companies	Bad Robot; Zipper Bros Films; Sutter Road Picture Company;
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	September 16, 2020

Challenger: The Final Flight is a 2020 American docuseries developed by Glen Zipper and Steven Leckart for Netflix. The limited series revolves around the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle explosion, including events that preceded launch and aftermath of the disaster.

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.

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