The Challenger Disaster
Jan 25, 2019 | IMDB 5.9
98 min Watch NowDrama, History
On the eve of the Challenger explosion in 1986 one engineer goes to the extreme to stop the launch. This hot-headed engineer makes a desperate race against the clock to call off the billion dollar multi-delayed Challenger launch, convinced the O-ring seals will fail and kill everyone on board. The Company, Marshall Space Flight and NASA made a business decision. He made a human decision.
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Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica
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IMDB 7.4 | Jun , 1995
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IMDB 7.9 | Nov , 1997
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IMDB 8.4 | Aug , 2002
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IMDB 7.5 | Nov , 1984
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IMDB 7.9 | Dec , 2001
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IMDB 7.4 | Mar , 2000
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IMDB 8.3 | Jun , 1989
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IMDB 7.4 | Sep , 1999
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IMDB 6.4 | Nov , 1996
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