Only one teacher in the high school understands their efforts and lets them know that they could become contenders in the national science fair with college scholarships being the prize. Unfortunately, most of the town and especially Homer's father thinks that they are wasting their time. With his friends and the local nerd, Homer sets to do just that by trial and a lot of error. With that event, Homer becomes inspired to learn how to build rockets. However in October 1957, everything changes when the first artificial satellite, Sputnik goes into orbit. In a 1950's mining town called Coalwood, Homer Hickam is a kid with only one future in sight, to work in the local coal mine like his father.
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