Homer Hickam ✓

@realhomerhickam · joined 08 Oct 2018

Author, RocketBoys/OctoberSky & many others. Worked for NASA, VN Vet, dino hunter, scuba instr, & SpaceCampUSA board. Publisher, Homer Hickam Books

21 972Followers

1 400Following

24 735Posts total

10.1KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

9 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. right around the median for its follower range.

Median views790this account1 133median for 10K–100K

Reach, %3.60%this account3.62%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %2.24%this account2.00%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	790	1 133	0.70×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	3.60%	3.62%	0.99×
Engagement rate	2.24%	2.00%	1.12×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

79028 Aug

2.2K30 Aug

89431 Aug

1.2K2 Sep

4.7K3 Sep

223

Last 9 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

2.03%28 Aug

1.54%30 Aug

0.00%

2.24%31 Aug

1.68%2 Sep

2.74%3 Sep

2.24%

6.12%

8.00%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 2.00%.

What the audience does

Likes78.2%186 in total

Reposts6.7%16 in total

Replies8.4%20 in total

Quotes2.9%7 in total

Bookmarks3.8%9 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

@realhomerhickam @VP Your story is inspiring to everyone who got somewhere they had no right to expect to reach. 25 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 03 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

@realhomerhickam @VP A well deserved tip of the cap to @realhomerhickam from @VP. Not mentioned by name, it was also an honor for the memory of Frieda Riley, a teacher without compare. And great timing for Miss Riley's upcoming WV HoF induction. 49 views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 03 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

@realhomerhickam @VP Great and well-deserved recognition, Homer. Congratulations! 223 views · 4 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 03 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Nice comments from the @vp. Thank you, sir. No political comments, please. This was just a thoughtful expression from the VP, nothing political about it. https://t.co/ZYvx3iaJZT 4.7K views · 106 likes · 8 reposts · 10 replies 03 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

A little more @virginia_tech Skipper lore courtesy of WSLS in Roanoke! https://t.co/COOIZlqJqH 1.2K views · 16 likes · 1 reposts · 3 replies 02 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Our Miss Riley. https://t.co/2K8MWxQSnn 894 views · 17 likes · 1 reposts · 2 replies 31 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

@realhomerhickam @virginia_tech @VMI1839 Love this! I never knew the history of Skipper. Go Hokies! 38 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 30 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

As we approach the @virginia_tech /@VMI1839 game this Saturday, this nice 2007 documentary did a good job about the building and first firing of the Skipper: https://t.co/qaNXBCcqpu 2.2K views · 26 likes · 6 reposts · 1 replies 30 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

@POTUS @NASAAdmin Mr. President, we already have a US Space Academy. All we have to do is scale it up a little. https://t.co/tma6JFCZyD 790 views · 12 likes · 0 reposts · 3 replies 28 Aug 2026 · Open on X →