Netflix's four-part documentary from executive producer J.J. Abrams puts the 1986 Challenger disaster into emotional, infuriating context.
The way I remember it, I didn't watch the Challenger disaster live. My third grade teacher had had a TV wheeled into the classroom the previous day, but when that launch was scrubbed, she decided not to bother the next morning, much to the class' chagrin. It was only at lunchtime that we began to hear rumors about the tragedy that unfolded. Even in the absence of that specific memory, January 28, 1986, is burnt into my brain as it is for most people of my generation.
That iconic wheeled-in boxy television from the AV room, a symbol of lecture-free excitement for decades of school children, is one of the opening images of, a four-part Netflix documentary series from directors Steven Leckart and Daniel Junge and a production team topped by J.J. Abrams.
Then there are the family members and loved ones of the Challenger crew, four of whom were part of that 1978 astronaut class. There are wives, husbands and children represented, as well as Barbara Morgan, McAuliffe's teacher-in-space understudy. Again, this makes the deceased astronauts into real people, not just martyrs to NASA's hurried expediency.t may be most intriguing.
Perhaps even more shocking is the number of NASA officials, with frequently faulted figures like William Lucas and Lawrence Mulloy front and center, willing to go on the record here. Their introspection, or lack thereof, is fascinating. And then there's a strong representation from the Rogers Commission, the Reagan-drafted group entrusted with learning the truth about the failed mission.
Other than feeling like even four episodes, with running times of between 42 and 52 minutes, wasn't quite enough, my problems here were mostly quibbles.
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