AirSpace Season 6, Ep. 11: October Sky – National Air and Space Museum

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AirSpace Season 6, Ep. 11: October Sky Oct 13, 2022

On October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union successfully launched the first artificial Earth satellite, Sputnik. This early Space Race milestone sparked a lot of reaction it was unsettling for some, but for others it inspired an interest in rocketry and brought many scientists into the space industry. One of those people was Homer Hickam, a high schooler in a small West Virginia mining town who would go on to work for NASA, write a memoir, and inspire a movie. On todays episode we unpack that film October Sky. If you went to high school in the last 20 years, theres a chance you saw it in a chemistry or physics class. But, turns out, that wasnt the case for Matt, Emily, or Nick! Its rare for these three to unpack a space movie after all seeing it for the very first time. Tune in to hear their initial impressions, what was mispronounced, and what could have been better!

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