The Challenger Disaster

The Challenger Disaster is a 2013 TV movie starring William Hurt as Dr. Richard Feynman, a physics professor who sits on the Presidential Commission to investigate the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster that killed seven astronauts, including Christa McAuliffe. As Feynman delves deeper into the cause of the accident, he uncovers a culture of secrecy and dishonesty within NASA, but also discovers the truth: the O-rings were the culprit for the explosion. With his own health declining due to cancer, Feynman returns to Washington to expose the truth in a televised broadcast that shakes the commission's report.