Tracking the Tropics - in space: NASA astronaut talks life in orbit, observing hurricanes

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- It's not just satellites tracking tropical activity from above - astronauts onboard the International Space Station use their bird's eye view to aid researchers on the ground.

NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps joined the Tracking the Tropics team virtually from over 250 miles above the Earth's surface to talk life in space and what tropics look like from her point of view.

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Epps documented...