A Smile as Big as the Moon is a Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie.

[1] John Corbett stars in this film based on the 2002 memoir of the same title by teacher Mike Kersjes and Joe Layden.

[1] Ben, a student with Down syndrome, in Mike Kersjes's Forest Hills Northern High School, Grand Rapids, Michigan, special education class, dreams of becoming an astronaut.

Obstacles mount as school administrators object to the expense and Space Camp officials have no experience with special-ed students.

[1] The film was shot primarily in Wilmington, North Carolina and at United States Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama.