Challenger: The Final Flight

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.

Synopsis
On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard, including school teacher Christa McAuliffe. The tragedy shook the United States and grounded the Space Shuttle program for nearly three years.

Release
The official trailer was released on September 2, 2020.

Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the miniseries holds an approval rating of 84% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Challenger: The Final Flight doesn't uncover any new information, but intimate interviews elevate its well-crafted, heartbreaking retelling of an avoidable national tragedy." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 76 out of 100, indicating "generally favourable reviews".