Homer Hickam Visits Huntington
Homer Hickam, author of the book Rocket Boys,
stands with Jay Hamilton Drost and the Davis Creek Elementary Mars Red
Rover. Mr. Hickam spoke about
his childhood in a small West Virginia coal town leading to becoming a
NASA Engineer at the book signing at the Huntington Public Library.
Mr. Hickam spoke about his movie, "October Skies", that
came out in early 1999. The movie is based on experiments on rocketry
conducted by Homer Hickam and friends. During the period of excitement
about Sputnik, Mr. Hickam and his friends were successful in gaining support
from their town, Coalwood. The group won the science competition
which awarded them an opportunity to attend college. Homer Hickam
pursued his interest and worked for NASA as a scientist.
Jay talked to Mr. Hickam about the Mars
Red Rover Project at Davis
Creek Elementary LEGO Site Map that uses LEGO elements, camera, and
computer to simulate the Mars Rover. The DC Mars Rover has been driven
over the Internet from nearby locations, such as Pea Ridge Elementary,
Marshall University, and the PTA community. The Rover has also been
driven from as far as Armadale Primary School in Melbourne, Australia.
We enjoyed Mr. Hickam's book talk and hope
that he may return for another visit at a future time.
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