October Sky Word Search Puzzle – Search Characters, Actors and Actresses. Word Search Puzzle Solver. Based on the true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes, and eventually became a NASA scientist. Find out the following actor, actress, character names, and other movie-related words hidden in this word search puzzle based on this movie.. This includes identifying and searching for words that are related to : O'Dell, Roy Lee, Quentin, Un mineur, Chris Owen, Miss Riley, Jake Mosby, Jim Hickam, Laura Dern, Elya Baskin, Chris Ellis, David Dwyer, Leon Bolden, Scott Miles, John Hickam .