U.S. Spacewalkers Retract ISS Radiator, Install Cameras

Credit: ISS: NASA
HOUSTON—NASA astronauts Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins retracted an aging, deactivated 44-ft.-long International Space Station thermal control system radiator during a Sept. 1 spacewalk. The external hardware still has value as a spare as the U.S.-led ISS partnership prepares to extend operations of...
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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