Homer Hickam is the author of Rocket Boys, the book that inspired the film October Sky. The NASA engineer reveals why he thinks the agency should focus on nuclear rockets and other ideas.

Interestingly, 'October Sky' is an anagram of Rocket Boys, the same letters just moved around. This was discovered by director Joe Johnston using an anagram program on his computer.

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket into the Southern California sky just as the sun was setting, making for a picturesque view on Thursday. ... Friday, October 28, 2022.

The pair, who were on MetroNews Midday last week, said they are hoping to bring to life Hickam’s book The Coalwood Way, in which he released in 2000. The new film is expected to be called December Sky ...

May 13—COALWOOD — More than two decades after "October Sky" launched at the national box office, a new movie about the famed Rocket Boys of McDowell County is in the works. "December Sky" will ...