GUEST: Anthony L’Abbate, Preservation Manager, George Eastman Museum

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TITLE: “The Rocket Boys all graduated from college.”

Home movies from the 1950’s appear on the screen.

TITLE: “Quentin is a chemical engineer in the oil industry”

The real Quentin points binoculars at the photographer.

TITLE: “Roy Lee is an automobile dealer and retired banker.”

The real Roy Lee, in a red jacket, smiles at the camera.

TITLE: “O’Dell is a rancher and owner of an insurance agency.”

The real O’Dell, wearing a hat, waves at the camera.

TITLE: “Elsie Hickam retired to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in 1979.”

The real Elsie Hickam, in a white hat, looks at the camera.

TITLE: “Freida Riley died of Hodgkin’s Disease at the age of 31.”

The real Miss Riley laughs and smiles at the camera.

TITLE: “John Hickam died of black lung disease in 1976.”

The real Homer Hickam, Sr. is shown walking to work in the snow, carrying a lunch pail.

TITLE: “In 1965, the town of Coalwood was sold off and the mine was closed forever.”

News footage of Coalwood is shown, as workers leave the mine.

TITLE: “Homer Hickam became a NASA engineer, training astronauts for Space Shuttle missions.”

Current-day Homer Hickam stands in front of a Saturn V first stage.

In This Episode

• Quentin Wilson as Himself
• Roy Lee Cooke as Himself
• Jimmy O'Dell Carroll as Himself
• Homer Hickam, Sr. as Himself
• Elsie Hickam as Herself
• Homer Hickam Jr. as Himself