Homer Hickam Net Worth

He was also an engineer for the United States Army Aviation and Missile Command and later was an aerospace engineer for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. As an author he wrote the Coalwood series which includes Rocket Boys, The Coalwood Way, Sky of Stone and We Are not Afraid. Hickam also authored the Josh Thurlow series which includes The Keeper’s Son, The Ambassador’s Son, and The Far Reaches. He has also authored Back to the Moon: A Novel, Red Helmet, Torpedo Junction, and The Dinosaur Hunter.