Mark Carreau

Space Correspondent

Houston, TX

Summary

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.

Articles

By Mark Carreau
Now visible to the unaided eye shortly after sunset, Comet Lovejoy, C/2014 Q2, will pass closest to the Earth on Jan. 7.

By Mark Carreau
The National Engineering Forum (NEF) reports a wide-ranging response to the early efforts of a multiyear campaign to increase engineering awareness in the U.S., as well as the organization’s goal of developing a more-diverse, better-qualified talent pool to fill the need for future professionals.

By Mark Carreau
Data from NASA’s Curiosity rover and analysis of the ALH84001 meteorite provide new information about methane and ice on Mars.