October Sky Page #4

- Do we really need

this nozzle thing?

- For cryin'out loud,

the nozzle's

the most important part.

It directs the flow

of the hot gases.!

Hey, cool it, Quentin.

[Roy Lee]

Man, talkin'about

your hot gases.

I don't think your father

would like you sneaking up in

the middle of the night in here.

And I know that he wouldn't

like me welding for you

on company time.

Well, what if I paid

the company for your time?

Homer, I can't.

I would lose my job.

I'm sorry.

Did you see Sputnik go over

the other night?

Nah.

'Cause it was beautiful.

I stood there and watched it

streak across the sky.

And anywhere in the world,

someone could look up

and see exactly what I saw.

For once, it felt like Coalwood

was part of the outside world.

Homer, believe me,

there are much worse places

than Coalwood in this world.

Besides, this is just

a flying piece of steel.

You know, a rocket

took it up there, Mr. Bykovsky.

I don't know. L...

When I was workin'

on this rocket, I felt like,

I felt like I was,

like I was Wernher von Braun.

Let me see.

Homer,

it will be our secret.

Mr. Bykovsky did

a dang good job on this.

Yeah, well,

he used a washer for the weld.

Man, it looks just like it did

in the picture.

Prodigious.

When, uh,

when do we go?

Give me that.

Uh, Saturday...

What is this,

a weapon of some kind?

[Homer Chuckling]

No, sir. It's a,

it's a rocket.

I don't allow dangerous devices

on school grounds.

Mr. Turner, I asked Homer

to bring that to school.

To show it in class.

You know, the boys are

thinkin' about enterin'

that county science fair.

Be careful, gentlemen.

I'm gonna have my eye on you.

Thank you, Mr. Turner.

That science fair is rigged.

All the judges are from Welch,

so only the kids from Welch

ever win.

And besides,

science fairs are for geeks.

No offense, Quentin.

Well, it's too bad

you feel that way.

You know, the winners go on

to the National Science Fair

in Indianapolis,

and colleges from all over the

country hand out scholarships.

It's great.

Have a good lunch, boys.

College scholarships

for winning a science fair?

Well, maybe

it's not for you.

W-W-Well,

what do you mean?

Homer, you got a great mind.

But science requires math,

which has never been one

of your favorite subjects.

[Chuckling]

Can't just dream your way

out of Coalwood, Homer.

Auk I.

Stroke of genius, Homer.

It won't fly unless somebody

lights the fuse.

What the hell is auk?

It's a bird that don't fly.

What, kind of like

a parakeet?

Ready?

[Whistle Blowing]

Well, Youngstown's

always been fair, Otis,

[Chuckling]

But you're askin' me to lay off

damn near half the town.

The mine

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