by Alisa Nelson | Jun 8, 2021 | Education, News, Science / Technology
One year ago, Missouri astronaut Bob Behnken was in space as part of a historic mission. Behnken, who grew up in St. Louis County, piloted the first commercial space launch with astronauts aboard and the first U.S. space mission in nearly a decade. He is settling in...
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 22, 2021 | Education, History, News, Science / Technology
Missouri astronaut Bob Behnken launched into space last year on a historic mission. Friday morning, the tables will turn. He will watch his wife liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center in the same space capsule he traveled in last year. Behnken and astronaut Doug Hurley...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 1, 2021 | Education, News, Science / Technology
Southern Missouri native Mike Hopkins is involved in a spacewalk today, marking his second one in a week. Today’s spacewalk will make additional upgrades to the International Space Station. Hopkins, a NASA astronaut from Richland, has been living aboard the floating...
by Alisa Nelson | Nov 26, 2020 | History, News, Science / Technology
A crew of astronauts, including southern Missouri native Mike Hopkins, is getting settled in aboard the International Space Station (ISS). They lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center on November 15 and are spending the next six months in space. The crew is part of...
by Alisa Nelson | Nov 15, 2020 | News
Four astronauts on the space shuttle dubbed “Resilience” are headed to the International Space Station, including southern Missouri native Mike Hopkins. Hopkins, of Richland, is commanding the crew on the first operational space flight of a U.S. commercial spacecraft...
