Gemma and Ian talk to Homer Hickman.  . Homer Hickam, is a world-class Scuba diver and the New York Times best-selling author of  Rocket Boys, the most read book in U.S. schools, which was adapted for the big screen as the now-beloved classic film, October Sky based on Homer's life as a young rocket engineer growing up in Coalwood, West Virgnia.   His latest book 'Don't Blow Yourself Up' is a memoir on what happens after Coalwood where he talks about scuba diving and its crucial role in training astronauts for weightlessness in space. Homer became a deep-sea diver at far-flung oceans and islands around the globe and discovered previously unknown sunken WWII German U-boats in the Mid Atlantic, which led Hickam to write the first-ever definitive account of secret naval battles just off the North Carolina coast “Torpedo Junction” for Naval Institute Press.

 

Website:         https://homerhickam.com/Facebook:       https://www.facebook.com/HomerHickamOfficialPage

 

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Episode 116

 

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Gemma and Ian talk to Homer Hickman.  . Homer Hickam, is a world-class Scuba diver and the New York Times best-selling author of  Rocket Boys, the most read book in U.S. schools, which was adapted for the big screen as the now-beloved classic film, October Sky based on Homer's life as a young rocket engineer growing up in Coalwood, West Virgnia.   His latest book 'Don't Blow Yourself Up' is a memoir on what happens after Coalwood where he talks about scuba diving and its crucial role in training astronauts for weightlessness in space. Homer became a deep-sea diver at far-flung oceans and islands around the globe and discovered previously unknown sunken WWII German U-boats in the Mid Atlantic, which led Hickam to write the first-ever definitive account of secret naval battles just off the North Carolina coast “Torpedo Junction” for Naval Institute Press.

 

Website:         https://homerhickam.com/Facebook:       https://www.facebook.com/HomerHickamOfficialPage

 

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Fire on Liveaboard     https://www.scubadivermag.com/breaking-news-scuba-scene-liveaboard-ablaze-in-red-sea/

Hyperbaric Awareness month           https://hyperbaricaware.com/

Ross Kemps New series          https://www.history.co.uk/shows/ross-kemp-shipwreck-treasure-hunter

Emily Thurton https://open.spotify.com/episode/7mdBkUKsaQbvCL2HgAV80i?si=h5zQmjv4SuSqw_WaHFmL8Q

 

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