october sky

Based on the true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes, and eventually became a NASA scientist.

small town ꞏ rocketry ꞏ coal mine ꞏ based on novel or book ꞏ teacher ꞏ sputnik ꞏ Drama ꞏ parent-child relationship ꞏ 1950s ꞏ rocket ꞏ mining accident ꞏ family ꞏ biography ꞏ west virginia ꞏ satellite