Space Station astronauts talk with ABC News

International Space Station astronauts Mike Hopkins and Rick Mastracchio of NASA talked with the ABC News Digital On-Line Network about life and research in space during an in-flight interview Feb. 19

An aerial view of the UConn Storrs campus as it snows

An aerial view of the UConn Storrs campus as it snows on Dec. 20, 2024. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)

International Space Station astronauts Mike Hopkins and Rick Mastracchio of NASA talked with the ABC News Digital On-Line Network about life and research in space during an in-flight interview Feb. 19. Hopkins is in the home stretch of his six-month mission, preparing to return to Earth in mid-March, while Mastracchio will remain aboard the outpost until mid-May.