Question: In a 1999 film directed by Joe Johnston, Jake Gyllenhaal played a NASA engineer that was inspired by the launch of what satellite?
Sentence (from "October Sky"): It is based on the true story of Homer H. Hickam, Jr., a coal miner's son who was inspired by the launch of "Sputnik 1" in 1957 to take up rocketry against his father's wishes and eventually became a NASA engineer.
Relevant evidence: Yes