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.
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Cast members loaded
26
Alive
4
Deceased
86.7%
Still living
Showing 30 of 30 loaded cast members.
as Christa McAuliffe
AliveBorn: October 5, 1951
Age: 74
Carrollton, Illinois, USA
as Commander Francis R. Scobee
AliveBorn: February 24, 1945
Age: 81
San Mateo, California, USA
as Dr. Judith A. Resnick
AliveBorn: April 10, 1959
Age: 67
Evanston, Illinois, USA
as Gregory B. Jarvis
AliveBorn: May 4, 1947
Age: 79
DeKalb, Illinois, USA
as Captain Michael J. Smith
AliveBorn: October 25, 1949
Age: 76
Chicago, Illinois, USA
as Dr. Ronald McNair
AliveBorn: October 18, 1947
Age: 78
New York City, New York, USA
as Lt. Colonel Ellison Onizuka
AliveBorn: September 6, 1947
Age: 78
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
as Joseph Kilminster
AliveBorn: May 27, 1943
Age: 83
Flint, Michigan, USA
as Robert Mayfield
AliveBorn: April 23, 1959
Age: 67
Aiken - South Carolina - USA.
as Cheryl McNair
AliveBorn: August 16, 1958
Age: 68
New York City, New York, USA
as Jane Smith
DeceasedBorn: November 5, 1951
Died: September 1, 2017
Age at death: 65
as Lorna Onizuka
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Larry Mulloy
DeceasedBorn: April 29, 1936
Died: June 13, 2005
Age at death: 69
as Roger Boisjoly
DeceasedBorn: October 18, 1935
Died: December 12, 2006
Age at death: 71
as Gene Thomas
AliveBorn: October 20, 1948
Age: 77
as System instructor
DeceasedBorn: May 22, 1963
Died: March 23, 2001
Age at death: 37
as Scott Smith
AliveBirth date not on record.
as June Scobee
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Engineer Mark
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Communications Instructor
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Robert Ebling
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Judson Lovingood
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Arnie Aldrich
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Marcia Jarvis
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Horace Lamberth
AliveBorn: November 14, 1940
Age: 85
Chicago, Illinois, USA
as Caroline McAuliffe
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Norma Boisjoly
AliveBirth date not on record.
Birth date not on record.
as Steven McAuliffe
AliveBorn: June 16, 1950
Age: 76
San Rafael, California, USA
as Engineer Stan
AliveBirth date not on record.
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