The Challenger Disaster

1h 30min

Thriller

Drama

History

TV Movie

When the space shuttle Challenger blew up in 1986, it was the most shocking event in the history of American spaceflight. The deaths of seven astronauts, including the first teacher in space Christa McAuliffe, were watched live on television by millions of viewers. But what was more shocking was that the cause of the disaster might never be uncovered. The Challenger is the story of how Richard Feynman, one of America's most famous scientists, helped to discover the cause of a tragedy that stunned America.

Production Companies

Science Channel

BBC

Erste Weltweit Medien

Pictureshow Productions

The Open University

Cast

William Hurt

William Hurt

Richard Feynman
Bruce Greenwood

Bruce Greenwood

General Kutyna
Joanne Whalley

Joanne Whalley

Gweneth Feynman
Eve Best

Eve Best

Sally Ride
Kevin McNally

Kevin McNally

Lawrence Mulloy
Henry Goodman

Henry Goodman

Dr. Weiss
Langley Kirkwood

Langley Kirkwood

Avionics Engineer
Nick Boraine

Nick Boraine

SRB Engineer
Meganne Young

Meganne Young

Michelle Feynman
Danny Keogh

Danny Keogh

Head Of Recovery
Sean Cameron Michael

Sean Cameron Michael

Judson Lovingood
Robert Hobbs

Robert Hobbs

Allan J. Macdonald
Stephen Jennings

Stephen Jennings

Neil Armstrong
Nicholas Pauling

Nicholas Pauling

Bill Graham
Adam Neill

Adam Neill

Blade Engineer
Stevel Marc

Stevel Marc

Taxi Driver
Graham Hopkins

Graham Hopkins

Reporter #1
Dana Prophet

Dana Prophet

Reporter #2
Clayton Boyd

Clayton Boyd

Reporter #3
David Sherwood

David Sherwood

George Hardy
Liesl Ahlers

Liesl Ahlers

Hotel Receptionist
Andrew Stock

Andrew Stock

Ronald Reagan
Peter Terry

Peter Terry

Maitre d'
Rafiq Jajbhay

Rafiq Jajbhay

Shopkeeper
José Domingos

José Domingos

Dr. Alton Keel
Abdi Hussein

Abdi Hussein

NASA Security

Release date

18th Mar 2013

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English