Homer Hickam
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Homer Hadley Hickam Jr. is an American author, Vietnam War veteran, and a former NASA engineer who trained the first Japanese astronauts. His 1998 memoir Rocket Boys was a New York Times Best Seller a
Homer Hickam Jr. (left) and Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Director Art Stephenson during a conference at Morris Auditorium on July 16, 1999
Cover of Hickam's book, "Rocket Boys" Published in 1998.
October Sky
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October Sky is a 1999 American biographical drama film directed by Joe Johnston from a screenplay by Lewis Colick. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Chris Owen, and Laura Dern. Based on the book
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Jake Gyllenhaal
Chris Cooper 2 Shankbone 2009 Tribeca
Laura Dern Deauville 2017