The new Space Shuttle program captivates America and draws a diverse, determined crop of astronauts. But safety issues arise out of public view.
Quest roles:
Richard O. Covey(Self - Astronaut, NASA (1978-1994)), Kent Shocknek(Self (archive footage)), Roy Rogers(Self (archive footage)), Steven Spielberg(Self - Director "Close Encounters" (archive footage)), Nichelle Nichols(Self (archive footage)), Walter Cronkite(Self (archive footage)), Gloria Steinem(Self (archive footage)), Tom Brokaw(Self (archive footage)), Jesse Moore(Self - Dir., Johnson Space Center (archive footage)), Ronald Reagan(Self (archive footage)), June Scobee Rodgers(Ator), William Harwood(Ator), Frederick Gregory(Ator), John Zarrella(Self - Correspondent, CNN (1983-2014)), Steve Nesbitt(Self - Public Affairs Officer, NASA (1980-2010)), Allan McDonald(Self - Director, Solid Rocket Booster Program (1984-1989), Morton Thiokol Corp.), Richard Cook(Self - Resource Analyst, NASA (1985-1996)), Arnold Aldrich(Self - Manager, NASA Shuttle Program (1985-1986)), William Lucas(Self - Director, NASA (1974-1986), Marshall Space Flight Center), Robert Crippen(Self - Astronaut, NASA (1969-1986)), Cheryl McNair(Self - Astronaut, NASA (1978-1997)), Rhea Seddon(Self - Astronaut, NASA (1978-1997)), Deke Slayton(Self - Former Astronaut (archive footage)), Alan Lovelace(Self - NASA Acting Administrator (archive footage)), Myron Malkin(Self - Shuttle Program Director (archive footage)), Guion Bluford(Self (archive footage)), Leslie Serna(Self - Senior Publications Coordinator (1983-1990), Morton Thiokol Corp.), Francis Scobee(Self (archive footage)), Ellison Onizuka(Self (archive footage)), Ron McNair(Self (archive footage)), Judith Resnik(Self (archive footage)), Gregory Jarvis(Self (archive footage)), Michael J. Smith(Self (archive footage)), Christa McAuliffe(Self (archive footage))
