https://teddyrookbook.com/october-sky/Recent content in October Sky: The Rocket Boys of Coalwood on Teddy Rook Bookhttps://teddyrookbook.com/img/share.jpghttps://teddyrookbook.com/img/share.jpgHugoenhttps://teddyrookbook.com/october-sky/real-story/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/october-sky/real-story/Rocket Boys and October Sky compared: how Homer Hickam's 1994 article became a 1998 memoir and a 1999 film, why the title changed, and the documented differences between the film and the real events in Coalwood, West Virginia.https://teddyrookbook.com/october-sky/space-race/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/october-sky/space-race/A short history of the Space Race from Sputnik in 1957 to Apollo 11 in 1969: the firsts achieved by the Soviet Union and the United States, the founding of NASA, and how Sputnik changed science teaching in the years the Rocket Boys were in high school.https://teddyrookbook.com/october-sky/try-it-safely/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/october-sky/try-it-safely/Safe rocket activities inspired by October Sky: balloon rockets, stomp rockets, water rockets and model rockets with certified motors under the National Association of Rocketry's Model Rocket Safety Code, plus how to measure a rocket's height with an angle and a baseline, as the Rocket Boys did.https://teddyrookbook.com/october-sky/read-and-watch/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/october-sky/read-and-watch/Where to find Homer Hickam's memoir Rocket Boys (also sold as October Sky) and the 1999 film October Sky, the film's PG rating and what it contains, and a list of Hickam's other books, including the Coalwood memoirs.