As per our current Database, Homer Hickam is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Homer Hickam is 81 years, 9 months and 5 days old. Homer Hickam will celebrate 82rd birthday on a Wednesday 19th of February 2025. Below we countdown to Homer Hickam upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Homer Hickam |
| Occupation | Memoirist |
| Age | 81 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Born | February 19, 1943 (Coalwood, WV) |
| Birthday | February 19 |
| Town/City | Coalwood, WV |
| Nationality | WV |
Homer Hickam’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.
Homer Hickam was born in the Year of the Goat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.
American author, military veteran, and one-time NASA Engineer. He is best known for his New York Times bestselling memoir Rocket Boys. His other literary works include Torpedo Junction, Back to the Moon, and Sky of Stone.
In 1964, he graduated from Virginia Tech, where he studied Industrial Engineering. In the early 1980s, he began working for NASA.
He earned the Commendation Medal for his time spent serving in the Vietnam War.
He was born in Coalwood, West Virginia to Homer and Elsie Hickam. He married Linda Terry Hickam.
October Sky, the screen adaptation of Hickam's memoir Rocket Boys, stars actor Jake Gyllenhaal as Hickam.
