Homer Hickam Professions : Author Born : February 19, 1943 Browse All Authors Top 44 quotes by Homer Hickam One thing we've learned about space is that the human body starts to fall apart after relatively short exposures to microgravity. Homer Hickam short space body fall Boeing, LockMart, and hundreds of other companies, large and small, work in the space business, and they also create new techniques and technology; but they'd be nowhere if NASA and the Department of Defense hadn't shown the way by funding the first big rockets and satellites. Homer Hickam technology space business work What kind of country just recycles its old money, reminisces about what used to be, and doesn't know how to weld, to machine, to cast or to bolt things together? Not one that's on a path to future greatness, that's for certain. Homer Hickam future money path together I want to make the conquest of the moon the United States' goal for the 21st century and, through that goal, to make us a great and good and happy country for generations to come. Homer Hickam great good moon happy Similar Authors F. E. Marsh author Iimani David author Beatrice Faust author Isabella Macdonald Alden author Isabella Beeton author Alan AtKisson author All Authors