
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)