October Sky

Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navys new less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navys first African-American master diver in this uplifting true ...

Men of Honor features touching, inspirational, emotional, uplifting and realistic style.

The boys rarely tested a single rocket per day. They often manufactured several rockets and tested them in sequence. The rocket that hit Homer's father's office during their early testing, when they were launching rockets near the mine, was actually the last rocket of several they launched that day.