PARS announces the Ultimate Rockets and Space Movies Web Page. Inspirational movies about rockets and space (and some aliens)

Why? Just because we wanted to.

October Sky is the inspirational story of a boy who builds model rockets, wants to be a space engineer and whose father does not understand. The moral is, never listen to your parents, listen to your heart. Don't be a coal miner.

Space Race is the utterly compelling and gripping tale of Russia and America's race for space and miliary supremacy. Told in docu-drama format over four hours, this BBC series is both exciting and engrossing. Prepare to live the dream.

We never would have had rockets without test pilots. This is their tale, and it's the best. Unmissable drama on the ground and in the air set against the historical context of man's efforts to reach space.

Hollywood gets it right. This is THE definitive story of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission to the Moon. Tom Hanks rocks.

Man's first mission to Mars. Here is what could go wrong. Cannot tell you more without giving away the plot. Watch it and prepare for a thrilling story that will leave you guessing until the end.

Why did we include a story about a journey to the bottom of the ocean? Simple. Here, the director conjures up a world of inner space and advanced underwater craft that if it wasn't set at the bottom of the sea would be set in space. And yes, there are aliens.

Often compared to Kubrick's 2001, but although both bring a metaphysical dimension to bear on space exploration, Solaris has a claustrophobic intensity which grips the attention over three hours of typically Tarkovskian stasis. A cosmonaut is sent to investigate dis-appearances on the space station orbiting the planet Solaris, only to be confronted by his past in the guise of his dead wife. Solaris is one of the milestones of science fiction in cinema.