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, Quentin, Roy Lee, Un mineur, Laura Dern, Miss Riley, Jake Mosby, Chris Owen, Jim Hickam, Scott Miles, Chris Ellis, Leon Bolden, John Hickam, Elya Baskin, David Dwyer .