SpaceX Delivers Orbital-Debris Sensor to the ISS

Mark Carreau December 17, 2017
Credit: The Dragon resupply ship pictured 10 m away from the ISS robotic arm. Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—The International Space Station (ISS) received new opportunities to display its versatility as an orbiting testbed early Dec. 17 with the berthing of SpaceX's 13th NASA-contracted Dragon resupply vessel and 4,800 lb. of crew supplies, science experiments and technology demonstrations. The...
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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