With SpaceX Launch On The Horizon, Mike Hopkins Receives High Honor

Lake Expo (Aug. 9) -- Lake of the Ozarks' very own astronaut, Colonel Michael Hopkins, has received a high honor from the international fraternity he was part of in college. Hopkins is currently assigned as a crew member on the first operational mission of the new SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, which will launch to the International Space Station following an extensive test program. The launch test is planned for November with an empty capsule, and the crewed launch is planned for April of 2019. Hopkins graduated from School of the Osage High School in 1987 and joined Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity while attending the University of Illinois.