October Sky

October Sky is a inspirational movie that is based on a true story about 4 boys who built a rocket. Homer Hickam, one of the four boys, was inspired by a satellite that was launched into space in 1937. The satellite was called Sputnik and was made by the Russians. Homer goes against his dad's wishes by pursuing his dream to build this rock. His dad works in the coal mines and that is what Homer is expected to do when he is older. Homer doesn't want to work in the coal mines. Coal mining is a very dangerous job because they can collapse.Homer and his friends had to use a lot of science and math while building their rocket. It took them many tries to get the rocket to fly. They used alcohol as their fuel. The boys were arrested and than later let out because they were accused of launching a rocket that started a fire. They used math and science to figure out about how far the rocket went with the wind and force. They calculated that spot and went there and found the rocket. They proved that they weren't the cause of the fire. They entered a science fair and Homer went to demonstrate their rocket. They took first place in the science fair. Homers dad finally accepts Homer's love for science and that he won't work in the coal mines. All four boys get scholarships to go to college. Later on in Homer's like he becomes a NASA engineer. Throughout building rockets the boys had to be very careful since they were mixing chemicals. They also had to be careful about where the rocket landed so that it didn't injure anyone. October Sky is a very inspirational story. All the boys worked together and cooperated good. They all used their knowledge and put it together to build the rockets. This is an amazing story that they made the most of their life. They could have just accepted that they would be coal minor but instead they persevered until they succeeded.