NASA’s ISS Crew-12 Reflects On Their Lengthy ISS Mission

Mark Carreau October 16, 2026 Credit: NASA HOUSTON — As the 15-country International Space Station prepares to mark 26 years of continuous presence by astronauts and cosmonauts on Nov. 2, its latest returnees offered perspective about life onboard the orbital lab. The facility is counting down to a planned safe deorbit by the end of 2030...

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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