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E.21-A Prodigious Interview with Homer Hickam!
E.21-A Prodigious Interview with Homer Hickam!
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Length:
119 minutes
Released:
Oct 2, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Born in 1943 West Virginia, Homer Hickam, Jr. was a barely a teenager when the Soviet space program launched Sputnik 1, and subsequently launched Homer into a lifelong relationship with space. The 1999 movie "October Sky" is roughly based on his memoir, but we had the opportunity to sit down with Homer to learn the real stories behind the Big Creek Missile Agency of Coalwood, WV, and the amazing career afforded by the passions of one boy.
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Visit www.HomerHickam.com to learn more about Homer, purchase his books, or support the causes he supports.
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/prescottrockstars
facebook.com/manzanitains
Released:
Oct 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (41)
The Backyard Astronomer - E.04 - November 2021 - The Triangulum Galaxy: This month we talk about the Triangulum Galaxy, the smaller neighbor of the Milky Way and Andromeda. Follow us at https://www.facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ https://www.facebook.com/prescottrockstars https://www.facebook.com/manzanitains by The Backyard Astronomer Podcast