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GUEST: Homer Hickam, Jr. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link to Homer’s Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quentin wonders if their propellant has air pockets that act like little combustion chambers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I think we’re gonna need a liquid binder of some sort,” says Quentin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“What about gasoline?” asks Roy Lee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“That’s a good idea,” says O’Dell, sardonically. He pretends to read a news report: “Four unidentifiable high school students lost their lives earlier this mornin’ when their toy rocket exploded.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Alcohol,” says Homer. “I mean, alcohol’s stable, and it’ll evaporate quickly.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Yeah,” agrees Quentin, “but it’d have to be 100% undiluted. None of that watered-down stuff they sell at the company store. I have no idea where we could find that.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roy Lee smiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later that night, Roy Lee leads the boys to a moonshiner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Listen,” says Roy Lee. “I know these fellas, so let me do all the talkin’.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’m not gonna say a word,” says Homer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later, the boys stagger out of the moonshiner’s house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Is that rocket fuel or what?” laughs the moonshiner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later, Roy Lee and Homer don welder’s helmets and pour the pure alcohol into a glass container.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O’Dell and Quentin, also wearing welder’s masks, hold the solid propellant over an open flame to melt it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Guest: Homer Hickam, Jr. ","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2120,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"https:\/\/octoberskyminute.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/os038.mp3","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"https:\/\/octoberskyminute.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/osLogo.jpeg","cover_image_id":"2259","duration":"31:26","filesize":"29.21M","filesize_raw":"30633583","date_recorded":"2024-06-26","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"38","itunes_title":"Minute 038: Is That Rocket Fuel or What?","itunes_season_number":"1","itunes_episode_type":"full"},"tags":[],"series":[17],"class_list":["post-505","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","series-the-october-sky-minute-podcast"],"aioseo_notices":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/octoberskyminute.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/os038-scaled.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/octoberskyminute.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/osLogo.jpeg","download_link":"https:\/\/octoberskyminute.com\/cm\/podcast-download\/505\/minute-038-is-that-rocket-fuel-or-what.mp3","player_link":"https:\/\/octoberskyminute.com\/cm\/podcast-player\/505\/minute-038-is-that-rocket-fuel-or-what.mp3","audio_player":"https:\/\/octoberskyminute.com\/cm\/podcast-player\/505\/minute-038-is-that-rocket-fuel-or-what.mp3<\/a><\/audio>","episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"amazon":{"key":"amazon","url":"","label":"Amazon","class":"amazon","icon":"amazon.png"},"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_play":{"key":"google_play","url":"","label":"Google Play","class":"google_play","icon":"google-play.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"tunein":{"key":"tunein","url":"","label":"TuneIn","class":"tunein","icon":"tunein.png"},"iheartradio":{"key":"iheartradio","url":"","label":"iHeartRadio","class":"iheartradio","icon":"iheartradio.png"},"itunes":{"key":"itunes","url":"","label":"iTunes","class":"itunes","icon":"itunes.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/octoberskyminute.com\/cm\/feed\/podcast\/the-october-sky-minute-podcast","embedCode":"

Minute 038: Is That Rocket Fuel or What?<\/a><\/blockquote>