And we thought if this character was deciding to build a rocket on his own, he’d probably go back to the original. A&S: The hero of your film, Charles Farmer, turns down a ride on the space shuttle.

Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. Like most American ranchers, he owes his bank. Unlike most, he's an astrophysicist with a rocket ...