The session focused on structural cracks with air leaks in the Russian segment and the safe potential deorbiting of the outpost in a contingency.
Mark Carreau is a Space Correspondent at the Houston Chronicle. Based in Houston, he has over 25 years of experience writing about aerospace, focusing on U.S. space policy, NASA's human and space science initiatives, and the impact of global events like the Russia-Ukraine War on aviation. Mark has been featured in Space Today and Aviation Week Network, and his work has earned recognition from the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation and the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors.