by Alisa Nelson | May 2, 2021 | History, News, Science / Technology
For the first time in about six months, Richland native Mike Hopkins is breathing fresh air again. He and three other astronauts are back on U.S. soil after living aboard the International Space Station since last November. Weather forced NASA to delay the journey...
by Alisa Nelson | Sep 30, 2020 | Education, Military, News, Science / Technology
On a farm near southern Missouri’s Richland, Mike Hopkins grew up watching with fascination as astronauts rocketed into space. America’s space shuttle program inspired him to want to reach for the stars. Those were the days of the space shuttles Challenger and...
