Mars Mission Ambitions Spur Life Support Challenges

Credit: ISS: NASA
HOUSTON—Early Nov. 2, the U.S.-led International Space Station partnership expects to mark 16 years of continuous human presence in Earth orbit by alternating crews of astronauts and cosmonauts. The upcoming achievement was made possible by frequent resupply missions—eight launched or planned this...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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