NASA Astronaut Urges Future Space Tourists To Pack Smart

Mark Carreau May 07, 2021
Crew-1 astronauts, left to right, Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, and Mike Hopkins, all of NASA; and Soichi Noguchi, of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—Careful preplanning and packing of supplies will be an essential part of Inspiration4, the world’s first all-commercial astronaut mission planned for launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center later this year, NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins says. Hopkins commanded the SpaceX Crew-1 Dragon mission...
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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