A young, science-driven boy sits in a tree. The moon catches his eye, leading to a life-changing moment of revelation in which he resolves to make space travel possible. Moon Man, the new, short docu-drama by Maximilian Kent and Paul Champlin, dramatizes Robert Goddard's quest for a rocket capable of piercing the Earth's atmosphere and the first successful liquid-fueled rocket test at his Aunt Effie's farm in Auburn, Massachusetts on March 16th, 1926.

This new depiction provides a unique perspective on Goddard's mission, the struggles and conflicts that preceded this historic event. Beset by naysayers, ridicule, and his own misgivings over military applications of his research, Goddard would persevere and the successful Apollo Mission forty-three years later would prove his ultimate vindication. While Moon Man is a story that unabashedly embraces science, it is ultimately a story of the human spirit, and the remarkable vision of a man ahead of his time.