Title: October Sky

Date: 1999

Media type: Film

Format: Clip

Category: Families in Society

Keywords: media and technology 

Rating: PG

Audience(s): High School Age, College Age, Adults, Parents, Families

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: 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. (IMDB, imdb.com/title/tt0132477/)

Clip Description: Homer shoots off their first rocket and it goes flying into the mine where his father works.

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Contributor: Kevin M. Green