One thing we've learned about space is that the human body starts to fall apart after relatively short exposures to microgravity. — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
I want to make the conquest of the moon the United States' goal for the 21st century and, through that goal, to… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
For a country like ours that needs to stay ahead of the world or go under, we must do great, ambitious things… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
NASA's charter is to give Americans the means to get into the wild, black yonder, beyond even the grasp of the federal… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
Tired of burning fossil fuel and polluting the planet? The moon is covered with helium 3, an isotope from the sun that… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
Glenn's 1962 Mercury flight was fraught with dramatics, from his 'Zero G and I feel fine!' exultation upon entering orbit to his… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
When the moon was first visited in 1969, the astronauts brought back a treasure trove of unique minerals. Contained within specimens was… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
Personally, I've got bigger hopes for NASA. I will stipulate it should keep putting telescopes in space so we can figure out… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
Rather than being an impediment, NASA can and should be the driver of commerce, the provider of the technology necessary to make… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
Boeing, LockMart, and hundreds of other companies, large and small, work in the space business, and they also create new techniques and… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
'Rocket Boys,' for one reason or the other, just happened to strike a chord across country and across world, maybe because it's… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
After marketing surveys by Universal Studios indicated that 'Rocket Boys' as a movie title would not attract the female over-age-thirty demographic, the film was… — Homer Hickam Copy Share
As I wrote more I became more critical of myself and I think that you have to be your harshest judge. I don't ever… — Homer Hickam Copy Share
Writer's block to me is where you stop because you're afraid to go forward because you're not sure of what really should be happening… — Homer Hickam Copy Share
The best way to learn to write is to read in the genre you might be interested in; then, you need to actually sit… — Homer Hickam Copy Share
NASA's charter is to give Americans the means to get into the wild, black yonder, beyond even the grasp of the federal government that… — Homer Hickam Copy Share
If politicians want to save money, that's fine. They can look for all the wasteful spending they want, but not where the lives of… — Homer Hickam Copy Share
My father lost an eye to a snapped cable while trying to rescue trapped miners, though he kept on working for fifteen years afterward. — Homer Hickam Copy Share
When I was a boy, one of my favorite places to go was a pine-filled hollow high on the mountain behind our house. It… — Homer Hickam Copy Share
“The way I see it, if everybody ran from bad things instead of trying to stop them, bad things would be all there is.” — Homer Hickam Copy Share
When the moon was first visited in 1969, the astronauts brought back a treasure trove of unique minerals. Contained within specimens was an isotope… — Homer Hickam Copy Share
You must completely dedicate yourselves to it. To do less will be to let down your country, your state, your parents, your teachers, and… — Homer Hickam Copy Share
The key to not getting rejected if you're writing for a magazine, is to know to read that magazine and know everything about them… — Homer Hickam Copy Share
Tired of burning fossil fuel and polluting the planet? The moon is covered with helium 3, an isotope from the sun that is the… — Homer Hickam Copy Share
My father use to say if coal died, the country died. He was right. Our economy rests on the back of the coal miner.… — Homer Hickam Copy Share
