Mark Carreau
August 12, 2025

An artist’s concept of the Moon (right) and Mars (center) against the starry expanse of space. A sliver of the Earth’s horizon can be seen in the foreground.

Credit: NASA

HOUSTON—NASA has initiated the second phase of a competition to recycle large quantities of trash generated during future long-duration human deep space exploration missions. Phase 2 of the LunaRecycle Challenge is to unfold in two chapters: a milestone round with submissions open until January 2026…

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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