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An American author, military veteran, and one-time NASA engineer, he is best known for his New York Times bestselling memoir, Rocket Boys. His other literary works include Torpedo Junction, Back to the Moon, and Sky of Stone.He earned the Commendation Medal for his time spent serving in the Vietnam War.In October Sky, the screen adaptation of Hickam's memoir, Rocket Boys, actor Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Hickam.
BEFORE FAMEIn 1964, he graduated from Virginia Tech, where he studied Industrial Engineering. In the early 1980s, he began working for NASA.
PERSONAL LIFEHe was born in Coalwood, West Virginia to Homer and Elsie Hickam. He married Linda Terry Hickam.
FUN FACTSMemoirist Homer Hickam were born on Friday, birthstone is Amethyst, the seaon was Winter in the Chinese year of Goat, it is 47 days until Homer Hickam next birthday.
