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 | 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...
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...
