"October Sky" is a 1999 film based on the true story of Homer Hickam, a young high school student growing up in a small coal-mining town in West Virginia during the late 1950s. The title of the movie is a play on words, as it refers to the appearance of the Sputnik 1 satellite as it passed through the night sky in October 1957.The story follows Homer's journey as he becomes inspired by the launch of Sputnik and develops a strong interest in rocketry. Despite the expectations of his family and co