![]() ![]() In 1957, 14-year old Homer ‘Sonny’ Hickam Jr. He is now an award-winning author (University of Alabama’s Clarence Cason Award, the Appalachian Heritage Writer’s Award) and an enduring inspiration to those aspiring to explore the unknown. is alive and well, aged 73, a Vietnam war veteran, retired NASA aerospace engineer who worked on the Hubble Telescope and trained Space Shuttle crews. Our 21st century lifestyles, immeasurable benefits of technology are a great debt of gratitude we owe to pioneers like Homer Hickam and the spirit of the Rocket Boys from Coalwood town, West Virginia – all who walked a path few dared, and inspired generations to work for their dreams. An Asia Times interview with Homer Hickam, the legendary ‘Rocket Boy’ from 1950’s USA, as India’s ISRO space agency prepares to deliver 103 satellites in a world-record single rocket launch, early February, 2017. ![]()
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