Charles Farmer is a former United States Air Force fighter pilot and astronaut -in- training who reluctantly resigned from the space program and was discharged from the military before he …

A NASA astronaut, forced to retire years earlier so he could save his family farm, has never given up his dream of space travel and looks to build his own rocket, despite the government's …

Academy Award® winner Billy Bob Thornton and Academy Award® nominee Virginia Madsen star in this inspiring, uplifting and heart-warming story of one family's quest for the stars.

Charles Farmer (Billy Bob Thornton), a rancher who once trained to be an astronaut, decides to fulfill a lifelong dream: He builds a rocket in his barn and plans to pilot it into space.

An astronaut-in-training gives up his shot at NASA to save his family's farm, but his passion pushes him to build his own rocket in his barn. Watch trailers & learn more.

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As a farmer, family man and former astronaut-in-training, Charles Farmer (Thornton--Mr. Woodcock) chases his lifelong dream to reach the stars by building his very own spacecraft in …

Jul 17, 2025 · “The Astronaut Farmer,” a 2006 film directed by Michael Polish, tells the charming and ultimately inspiring story of Charles Farmer, a former astronaut trainee who abandons his …

Feb 23, 2007 · 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 …

Mar 20, 2009 · Charles Farmer is a cattle farmer in the small town of Story, Texas. Farmer was an astronaut in the NASA space program but had to drop out because of the death of his father. It …