October Sky

October Sky is about a coal mining town in Coalwood, WV in the 1950's. Hickam is a kid with only one future in sight, to work in the local coal mine like his father. However in October 1957, everything changes when the first artificial satelite, Sputnik goes into orbit. With that event, Homer becomes inspired to learn how to build rockets. With his friends and the local nerd, HOmer sets to do just that by trial and a lot of error. Unfortunately, most of the town and especially Homer's father thinks that they are waisting their time. Only one teacher in the high school, Miss Riley, understands their efforts and lets them know that they could become contenders in the National Science Fair with college scholarships being the prize. Now the gang must learn to perfet their craft and overcome the many problems facing them as they shoot for the stars.