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* DisownedAdaptation: The families of the astronauts all objected to the film's broadcast, as they had not been properly informed of its production or consulted beforehand. In particular, Jane Smith, wife of pilot Mike Smith, was deeply offended by the finale, claiming it trivialized and exploited the circumstances of her husband's death, while Lorna Onizuka said that the film made a mockery of her husband Ellison's life and the sacrifices he made for his country.

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* DisownedAdaptation: The families of the astronauts all objected to the film's broadcast, as they had not been properly informed of its production or consulted beforehand. In particular, Jane Smith, wife of pilot Mike Smith, was deeply offended by the finale, finale seemingly implying that he and the other astronauts [[GoOutWithASmile died happily]], claiming it trivialized and exploited the circumstances of her husband's death, while Lorna Onizuka said that the film made a mockery of her husband Ellison's life and the sacrifices he made for his country.
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* DisownedAdaptation: The families of the astronauts all objected to the film's broadcast, as they had not been properly informed of its production or consulted beforehand. In particular, Jane Smith, wife of pilot Mike Smith, was deeply offended by the finale, claiming it trivialized and exploited the circumstances of her husband's death, while Lorna Onizuka said that the film made a mockery of her husband Ellison's life and the sacrifices he made for his country.
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* BackedByThePentagon: A prologue notes that the film was "researched with the consultation of the [[UsefulNotes/{{NASA}} National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]" with parts of it shot on location at the Johnson Space Center in UsefulNotes/{{Houston}}.
* DisownedAdaptation: The families of the astronauts all objected to the film's broadcast, as they had not been properly informed of its production or consulted beforehand.
* RealLifeRelative: Christa [=McAuliffe=]'s husband Steven is played by Creator/KarenAllen's real-life husband Kale Browne.

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