Growing up during WWII, Paavo Rahkonen remembers realizing the depths to which humankind could sink. The horrors of war, especially the destructive potential of the atomic bomb, created in him a resolve to leave this hostile planet for the tranquility of another world. His experiments with homemade rocket fuel eventually yielded a recipe that is used today to propel the Space Shuttle into orbit. Veli Grano’s expressive and arresting short explores the beauty and madness of Rahkonen’s dream and his unorthodox route to the stars.