As the final credits rolled for “October Sky” at Bluefield’s Granda Theater, hundreds of students from Mercer and McDowell ...

Retired NASA astronaut training manager Homer Hickam told Newsmax on Wednesday that while Artemis II will deliver major scientific and engineering gains, its lasting legacy will be the astronauts ...

Area students will have a chance next week to learn more about the true story of the famed Rocket Boys of McDowell County.

Ellie interviews Homer Hickam about the making of October Sky, the film based on his book Rocket Boys. Hickam also reflects ...

The world’s first private female space explorer, Anousheh Ansari is writing a memoir of her life experiences with the assistance of Homer Hickam, author of the No. 1 New York Times best-seller “Rocket ...

On Thursday, April 14, NASA’s Glenn Research Center in partnership with the Cleveland Area Metropolitan Library System will host a discussion with Homer Hickam, author of “Rocket Boys” from 11:30 a.m.

SpaceX and Blue Origin could learn a thing or two from NASA. The two companies are perhaps the biggest names in spaceflight today, and SpaceX’s fast-moving approach means it has taken some of the best ...

One of NASA’s most famous engineers thinks the agency should stop making chemical rockets. Homer Hickam, whose youthful tales in his memoir Rocket Boys was adapted into the 1999 film October Sky, ...

Homer Hickam, the New York Times #1 bestselling author and NASA engineer made famous in the movie “October Sky,” based on his book ‘Rocket Boys’, released his new memoir DON’T BLOW YOURSELF UP on ...