While taking for his ulcer, Sheldon grows depressed because NASA hasn't responded. In a rare moment of solidarity, George Sr. packs the whole family into the car and drives to Houston to confront Dr. Hodges. George threatens the scientist until he agrees to look at Sheldon’s notebook.
In a surprise flash-forward, the episode ends with sitting in his office. After successfully landing a SpaceX rocket, he pulls Sheldon’s old, handwritten notebook out of a drawer, implying that Sheldon’s childhood math was the secret all along. A Patch, a Modem, and a ZantacYoung Sheldon : S...
The story begins at Medford High School, where a guest speaker from NASA, Dr. Ronald Hodges, gives a lecture about the high costs of space travel. Sheldon suggests that NASA should land their rocket boosters vertically to reuse them and save money. Dr. Hodges dismisses Sheldon as just a precocious kid, handing him a as a patronizing "participation trophy". Sheldon is deeply offended and vows to prove the "nincompoop" wrong. The Pursuit (The Modem) While taking for his ulcer, Sheldon grows depressed
While at the doctor’s office, he uses the facility's computer and a modem to connect to the Johnson Space Center FTP server, finally completing and sending his findings to NASA. The Vindication (The Zantac) Hodges