A profile of the astronauts, crew, and civilians who were involved in the January 28, 1986 flight of the spaceship, Challenger, that resulted in its explosion upon takeoff. The center point of the film is the safety inspections and arguments surrounding the use of the o-rings that ultimately were blamed for the explosion.
Cast
Karen Allen
Christa McAuliffe
Barry Bostwick
Commander Francis R. Scobee
Julie Fulton
Dr. Judith A. Resnick
Richard Jenkins
Gregory B. Jarvis
Brian Kerwin
Captain Michael J. Smith
Joe Morton
Dr. Ronald McNair
Keone Young
Lt. Colonel Ellison Onizuka
Raye Birk
Joseph Kilminster
James Monroe Black
Robert Mayfield
Angela Bassett
Cheryl McNair
Elizabeth Kemp
Jane Smith
Jeanne Mori
Lorna Onizuka
Lane Smith
Larry Mulloy
Peter Boyle
Roger Boisjoly
Alan Ackles
Gene Thomas
Alissa Alban
System instructor
Thomas Allen Jr.
Scott Smith
Melinda Ann Austin
June Scobee
Ted Baader
Engineer Mark
John Beaird
Communications Instructor
James Belcher
Robert Ebling
Norman Bennett
Judson Lovingood
Joe Berryman
Arnie Aldrich
Debbie Boily
Marcia Jarvis
Bill Bolender
Horace Lamberth
Kristin Bond
Caroline McAuliffe
Melodee Bowman
Norma Boisjoly
Rodger Boyce
Unknown
Kale Browne
Steven McAuliffe
Robert Michael Bryce
Engineer Stan
Wirt Cain
Mike Weeks
Darlesia Cearcy
Sharia
Melissa Chan
Janelle Onizuka
Brady Coleman
George Hardy
Blue Deckert
Johnny Corlew
Adam Englund
Lockheed Representative
Terri Harrel
Unknown
Melanie Haynes
Michelle Brekke
Sean Hennigan
Team Leader
Gloria Hocking
Ann Bradley
Danny Kamin
Al McDonald
Anne Klousia
Judy Garcia
Dennis Letts
Cecil Houston
Gavin Luckett
Reggie McNair
Madonna Young Magee
Roberta Boisjoly
Ken Magee
Stanley Reinartz
Nathan Mason
Nathan
Sean McGraw
Rick Nygrin
James McQueen
Unknown
Randy Means
Jerry Mason
Lou Michaels
Woman in Fitting Room
Eileen Morris
Reporter
Naoka Nakagawa
Darien Onizuka
Marco Perella
Dick Methia
Red Mitchell
Lamberth's Assistant
Jim Peters
Arnie Thompson
Spencer Prokop
Launch Commentator
William Roberts
Data instructor (as Bill Roberts)
Brandon Smith
Charlie Steventon
Robert Strane
J.E. Kinsbury
Mary Chris Wall
Barbara Morgan
Woody Watson
Charly Justiz
Norma Young
Margaret
Wendye Clarendon
NASA Instructor
Vince Davis
Ground Base Astronaut
Gerald Elliott
Mr. Resnick
John Robert Hunter
Bar Patron
Lance Kerwin
Unknown
Don Kruizinga
Security Guard
J. David Wayne
Reporter
Al Hayter
NASA Technician (uncredited)
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