Bob Ebeling died in 2016, still feeling he had not tried hard enough to convince NASA to stop the launch. He carried that guilt to his grave.
My hat is off to VonMinden for creating a film that works so well for so little budget, and for bringing light to part of a 30-year-old story that isn’t as well known as the event itself but still just as relevant.
The Challenger Disaster (2019) Written and directed by Nathan VonMinden. Starring Dean Cain, Eric Hanson, Glenn Morshower, Brandi Price.
8 out of 10
In San Antonio, Texas, Scobee Elementary School opened in 1987, the year after the disaster. Students at the school are referred to as “Challengers”. An elementary school in Nogales, Arizona, commemorates the accident in name, Challenger Elementary School, and their school motto, “Reach for the sky”. The suburbs of Seattle, Washington are home to Challenger Elementary School in Issaquah, Washington