THE ASTRONAUT FARMER – (DVD)

Charles Farmer is a formerastronaut-in-training who was discharged from the military before he could fulfill his dream of becoming a vital part ofNASA. Having missed the opportunity to travel into space, he decides to build a replica of the historicMercury-Atlasin the barn on his secluded ranch in thefictionaltown of Story, Texas, using all his assets and facingforeclosureas a result. When he begins making inquiries about purchasing rocket fuel, theFBIandFAAstep in to investigate, and the ensuing publicity thrusts Farmer into the spotlight and makes him a media darling.

Farmers first launch is delayed by endless red tape created by government officials, who seek to stall him beyond his deadline to foreclose on the farm. Farmer is denied the fuel he wishes, which would be liquid hydrogen. His ranch facing financial ruin, he panics and somehow launches his rocket before it is ready and without the proper fuel. His rocket falls over and horizontal