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. He has written on U. S. space policy as well as NASA's human and space science initiatives.
Mark was recognized by the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors and Headliners Foundation as well as the Chronicle in 2004 for news coverage of the shuttle Columbia tragedy and its aftermath.
He is a graduate of the University of Kansas and holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from Kansas State University.
Vice President Mike Pence, NASA and key members of Congress on June 7 announced the selection of seven men and five women to join the agency’s astronaut corps.
Orbital ATK’s seventh NASA-contracted Cygnus resupply capsule departed the International Space Station early June 4 for a week of solo science activities.
