Challenger: Countdown to Disaster
(1 x 100m for Channel 4 & NGC & C4i)
This is the behind-the-scenes drama of the Challenger disaster.
We recreate the unfolding story from a year before that fateful day
- a whole year in which, as the carefully chosen, highly skilled
crew prepared for their flight, one concerned engineer was warning
that the Space Shuttle system was a potential time bomb. But above
all, this is a human story. It follows the hopes and fears of all
those involved; the great dream of a future in space, and the very
human failings which led to disaster. This is the fascinating,
dramatic and moving story of one of the most important events in
the history of the exploration of space. (In High Definition)
Distributed by: C4i
"An extraordinary story... powerful stuff" - Guardian. "Gripping"
- Independent.