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 | 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 | May 11, 2020 | News, Science / Technology
Later this month, north St. Louis County native Bob Behnken will put on his spacesuit and command the historic SpaceX flight to the International Space Station. He will strap into his seat in the cockpit of the Dragon spacecraft and fire up the vehicle. After a...