What memoir by the author of Back to the Moon was the basis for October Sky?
Back to the Moon: Back to the Moon was Homer Hickam's first book-length fiction, published in June 1999. Homer Hickam: Homer Hadley Hickam Jr. (born February 19, 1943) is an American author, Vietnam veteran, and a former NASA engineer. Homer Hickam:  His memoir "Rocket Boys" was a "New York Times" Best Seller and was the basis for the 1999 film "October Sky".
Rocket Boys