I believe old Homer actually tried to help get her internship back. He's from poor folk, he understands making mistakes when you're young and stupid.

I think he helped her to get her internship reinstated, if this is the case then I hope she learnt some humility.

I saw the uncensored tweet. Why would a woman say, "Suck my d___ and balls?" Anyway, she reached out and apologized and he worked with her to help her get another position. Also, he had nothing to do with her losing her internship. He didn't report her nor does he have hire and fire abilities at NASA.

You shouldn’t loose your job solely because of profanity. You should be allowed to say it. But yes, the insults were bad.

Homer Hickman was portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal in the film, "October Sky." Fantastic film, well worth a watch!

I'd like a brief follow-up with Naomi. Is she still a low-class social idiot who still types like a pre-teen or what?

People should not be allowed to fire people just for personal reasons.

So happy I never really joined the social media movement. I like my privacy.

To be fair if this was her own personal Twitter page he can piss off with the language comment.. people are allowed to use the word f**k

This escalated quickly

Isn't Homer Hickam the kid in October Sky?

How can you want to work at NASA and not know who Homer Hickam is?

She didn't actually lose the internship due to this exchange. https://www.insider.com/woman-lost-a-nasa-scholarship-over-a-series-of-profanity-laden-tweets-2018-8

I had really hoped this one was real because it’s hilarious but the more I look at it…🤔

Tbh, she can use whatever language she likes on Twitter. Who made this guy the language police?

She is right tho, we need to shut up but sadly she didn't take her own advice.

#checkbeforeyouwreck

With a mouth like that, who would want to work with her!

The stories..

can anyone find this link?

She thought she was so smart....well he showed her the door......

wow they f****d up so bad that the news websites got involved!

🤣

This exchange is outta this world

She lost her job as she and her friends hashtagged NASA in their tweets which brought the attention to NASA higher ups and caused fear of tarnishing their company credentials,etc.

I remember when this happened

social media ridden people are so predictable

Welcome to NASA! You may leave now!

I am a huge fan of Homer Hickam. She messed with the wrong guy.

looked her head made it to her 7th planet.

This happened in 2018 and has been posted here before. Why is BP rehashing old news like it is new.. In fact this is what Homer Hicman wrote on his personal blog in 2018 after she lost the internship. ""I learned she had lost her offer for an internship with NASA.This I had nothing to do with nor could I since I do not hire and fire at the agency or have any say on employment whatsoever. As it turned out, it was due to the NASA hashtag her friends used that called the agency's attention to it long after my comments were gone," Hickam wrote in a blog post Tuesday. Hickam also shared that he is "certain she deserves a position in the aerospace industry and I'm doing all I can to secure her one that will be better than she lost," and has "talked to the folks that had to do with her internship and made absolutely certain that there will be no black mark on her record."

"Shut the f**k up" is precisely what most people should learn to do for their own good. I often have to tell it to myself when I'm tempted to let out some stupid s**t I have in mind. Sometimes I don't make it and end up posting a comment.

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I don't think he had the right to be policing her language on Twitter of all places. If some random person popped up on y thread and started telling me to watch my mouth I'd have something to say too. She got fired because he was butthurt.

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That's just petty and humourless.