Mark Carreau
July 29, 2025

Credit: HeroX

Crowdsourcer HeroX and NASA’s upcoming “Rock and Roll with NASA Challenge” is inviting teams to use NASA’s MicroChariot Rover as a testbed for the design and testing of wheel and tire concepts for human exploration of the Moon with advanced durability, flexibility and minimal weight. Prior to 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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