Hickam, Homer H., 1943-
October sky : a memoir Rocket boys Homer H. Hickam, Jr. - New York : Island Books, 1999, c1998. - xvi, 428 p. ; 18 cm.
Previously published as: Rocket boys.
The author traces the boyhood enthusiasm for rockets that eventually led to a career at NASA, describing how he built model rockets in the family garage in West Virginia, inspired by the launch of the Soviet satellite "Sputnik"
900 Lexile.
0440235502 (pbk.) : $6.99 9780440235507 (pbk.) : $6.99
Hickam, Homer H., 1943-
Aerospace engineers--United States--Biography.
Coalwood (W. Va.)--Social life and customs.
October sky : a memoir Rocket boys Homer H. Hickam, Jr. - New York : Island Books, 1999, c1998. - xvi, 428 p. ; 18 cm.
Previously published as: Rocket boys.
The author traces the boyhood enthusiasm for rockets that eventually led to a career at NASA, describing how he built model rockets in the family garage in West Virginia, inspired by the launch of the Soviet satellite "Sputnik"
900 Lexile.
0440235502 (pbk.) : $6.99 9780440235507 (pbk.) : $6.99
Hickam, Homer H., 1943-
Aerospace engineers--United States--Biography.
Coalwood (W. Va.)--Social life and customs.