在这部挑战者号之殇剧情片中,本影片基于真实故事改编。在1986年挑战者号升空爆炸的前夕，一名工程师竭尽全力阻止飞船的发射。这位一腔热血的工程师争分多秒地争取中止这艘价值十亿美元的挑战者号飞船的发射，坚持认为O型密封环会故障失效并导致飞船全员覆灭。马歇尔太空飞行公司做出了商业层面的决策，而这位工程师做出了人性的抉择。
INSPIRED BY THE TRUE STORY 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.
