History 110 project. Connecting media to history. October Sky and the Soviet/US space race
October Sky is an anagram of Rocket Boys - try it!
October Sky is a movie about a coal miner's son who was inspired by the launch of Sputnik 1. A poor boy from no-where follows his dreams and eventually becomes a NASA engineer. October Sky is about the story of the Rocket Boys who began research about engineering and rockets somewhere in rural West Virginia. The film makers entitled the movie October Sky instead of Rocket Boys because when sputnik was first seen it was described as crossing the 'october sky.' The characters and the plot of the story have a parallel to the USSR's and the United States space race and the battle they had with each other to try to best the other country.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
A website from the town that the story took place in!
http://www.coalwoodwestvirginia.com/sputnik.htm
its a really cool website! Lots of information on Sputnik, which was what inspired Homer so much to go and try to follow his dreams.
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