U.S. Government Shutdown Won’t Impact ISS Operations

Mark Carreau January 18, 2018
Credit: ISS: NASA
HOUSTON—The NASA-led, 15-nation International Space Station’s operations will continue as usual even if there is a U.S. government shutdown Jan. 20. This includes plans for a pair of upcoming spacewalks to complete an upgrade to the Canadian robot arm that is crucial to berthing 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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