A NASA astronaut (Thornton), forced to retire year earlier so he could save his family farm, has nev...
A NASA astronaut (Thornton), forced to retire year earlier so he could save his family farm, has never given up his dream of space travel and looks to build his own rocket, despite the government's threats to stop him.
Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. Like most American rancher, he owes his bank. Unlike most, he's an astrophysicist with a rocket in his barn - one he's built and wants to take into space. It's his dream. The FBI puts him under surveillance when he tries to buy rocket fuel; the FAA stalls him when he files a flight plan - it's post-9/11, after all. His wife is angry when she finds out their bank is initiating foreclosure. Charlie fear failure and decides, precipitously, to launch. Are twenty-firt century American dreams just a sign of inanity? Are those who believe in dreamer only fools?
