October Sky

The movie October Sky was about four young boys who wanted to create a rocket that would succesfully fly. They were inspired after they saw the russians launch the first satellite to orbit earth. This satellite was called Sputnik. Homer, his friends, and a rocket genius from Homer's class create many succefull rockets based off of pure alchohol. One of the rockets launched by homer and his crew went 3,000 feet into the sky. Homer was soon discovered and called rocket boy. Many people watched the launching of his rockets. He entered a science fair and explianed how he made his rockets. Homer won first place in the contest. He recieved scholorships from many schools. This movie inspired me in many ways. One way was that Homer and his friends were regular people and they changed the world. This shows that ordinary people can do many things.