GUEST: Linda Hickam
Link to order Linda’s book at HomerHickam.com
Outside Miss Riley’s hospital window, the rocket continues to climb.
John and Homer Hickam stand side-by-side, watching the rocket’s flight.
John looks at Homer, then puts his hand on Homer’s shoulder. Homer turns, looks back at his father, and smiles.
The Hickam men, and the entire town of Coalwood look to the sky.
The scene shifts to the ignition of Space Shuttle SRBs, as STS-1, Columbia, rises into the sky.
A scene from a later Shuttle mission shows an STS launch.
A crowd of people at the Kennedy Space Center press site watch a Shuttle as it rises into the sky. The scene fades.
TITLE: “The Rocket Boys all graduated from college.”