Rocket boys

a memoir
Homer H Hickam Jr
Book - 2000

Homer Hickam, a NASA engineer, recounts his childhood in Coalwood, a West Virginia mining town, and discusses his dreams of launching rockets into outer space, and how he made those dreams come true.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hickam, Homer H., 1943- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Delta, 2000.
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