The Astronaut Farmer

A NASA astronaut in training (Billy Bob Thornton) must shelve his dreams of intergalactic travel to save his failing family farm until, one day, inspiration strikes, and he decides to build a homegrown rocket in his barn. Enduring the jeers of the local townspeople and the government's efforts to bring his grassroots space program to a screeching halt, he keeps his eyes on the skies, determined to realize his ambition of orbiting the Earth.