Rick
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | Author |
| Location | Yadkinville, North Carolina, United States |
| Introduction | Rick Houston is a veteran journalist with twenty-five years of full-time experience. Rick has produced countless bylines for a wide variety of publications and websites, including everything from NASCAR to NASA to NCAA sports. A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Rick has also written nine books and contributed chapters to two others, and served as an associate producer and consultant on the documentary film Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo produced by Haviland Digital about the people who worked in mission control during the Apollo era. That project was inspired by Rick’s most recent book, Go, Flight! The Unsung Heroes of Mission Control (University of Nebraska Press 2015). Rick has been married since 1996 to Jeanie, a district court judge in four northwestern North Carolina counties. They have twin teenaged sons, Adam and Jesse, who are sophomores in high school. He also has an adult son, Richard, from a previous marriage. |
| Interests | Human spaceflight, NASCAR history, Civil War, World War II |
| Favorite Movies | Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo, The Last Man on the Moon, Star Wars, Forrest Gump, The Rookie, A Few Good Men, Glory, Apollo 13, Harry Potter |
| Favorite Music | Sidewalk Prophets, Matthew West, Jeremy Camp, Third Day, Steven Curtis Chapman, Casting Crowns, Charlie Daniels |
| Favorite Books | The Bible, Go, Flight! The Unsung Heroes of Mission Control, Wheels Stop: The Tragedies and Triumphs of the Space Shuttle Program, Dale Vs. Daytona: The Intimidator's Quest to Win the Great American Race, NASCAR's Greatest Race: The 1992 Hooters 500, Harry Potter, Second To None: The History of the NASCAR Busch Series, Forty Years of Stock Car Racing, The Making of Star Wars |