October Sky poster.
Movie (1999)
French title: Ciel d'octobre
Quebec title: Tombé du ciel
Starring:
Jake Gyllenhaal (Homer Hickam)
Chris Cooper (John Hickam)
Laura Dern (Miss Riley)
Chris Owen (Quentin)
William Lee Scott (Roy Lee)
Chad Lindberg (O'Dell)
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.
Vanguard[]
Vanguard TV-3 launch attempt on 6 December 1957.
Rockwell Space Shuttle[]
OV-102 Columbia. STS-1 launch on 12 April 1981. Same aircraft in other works at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Others).
Saturn V[]
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