Eliza-Jane Scott

An engineer who helped build the shuttle for NASA gets nowhere when he tries to tell his bosses that the O-rings on the Challenger shuttle have been subject to serious deterioration. He is concerned that the billion dollars at stake influenced this decision to do nothing. Exploring the dangers, complexities and heroics of space travel. The program blends dramatic reenactments, archival footage and news coverage with firsthand accounts from key participants, including Challenger Center founding director and founding chairman June Scobee Rodgers

National Geographic shares the complete story of the Challenger shuttle tragedy.