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.
as Christa McAuliffe
as Commander Francis R. Scobee
as Dr. Judith A. Resnick
as Gregory B. Jarvis
as Captain Michael J. Smith
as Dr. Ronald McNair
as Lt. Colonel Ellison Onizuka
as Joseph Kilminster
as Robert Mayfield
as Cheryl McNair
as Jane Smith
as Lorna Onizuka
as Larry Mulloy
as Roger Boisjoly
as Gene Thomas
as System instructor
as Scott Smith
as June Scobee
as Engineer Mark
as Communications Instructor
as Robert Ebling
as Judson Lovingood
as Arnie Aldrich
as Marcia Jarvis
as Horace Lamberth
as Caroline McAuliffe
as Norma Boisjoly
as Steven McAuliffe
as Engineer Stan
as Mike Weeks
as Sharia
as Janelle Onizuka
as George Hardy
as Johnny Corlew
as Lockheed Representative
as Michelle Brekke
as Team Leader
as Ann Bradley
as Al McDonald
as Judy Garcia
as Cecil Houston
as Reggie McNair
as Roberta Boisjoly
as Stanley Reinartz
as Nathan
as Rick Nygrin
as Jerry Mason
as Woman in Fitting Room
as Reporter
as Darien Onizuka
as Dick Methia
as Lamberth's Assistant
as Arnie Thompson
as Launch Commentator
as Data instructor (as Bill Roberts)
as Charlie Steventon
as J.E. Kinsbury
as Barbara Morgan
as Charly Justiz
as Margaret
as NASA Instructor
as Ground Base Astronaut
as Mr. Resnick
as Bar Patron
as Security Guard
as Reporter
as NASA Technician (uncredited)
