A Home for Astronauts around the MoonThe primary structure of the Gateway space station's HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) module is one step closer to launch following welding completion in Turin, Italy. HALO is one of four Gateway modules where astronauts will live, conduct science, and prepare for lunar surface missions. NASA is partnering with Northrop Grumman and their subcontractor Thales Alenia Space to develop HALO.
https://twitter.com/Thales_Alenia_S/status/1778332855816302882QuoteThales Alenia Space@Thales_Alenia_SLunar I-Hab mockup operational and ready for action! 🧑🚀👩🚀@esa Lunar I-Hab program made relevant progress at @Thales_Alenia_S’ in Turin with the completion of the Acceptance Review of the mockup, supplied by #LIQUIFER Space Systems.@NASA_GatewayArticle Link: http://thls.co/2I5250RcRJK
Thales Alenia Space@Thales_Alenia_SLunar I-Hab mockup operational and ready for action! 🧑🚀👩🚀@esa Lunar I-Hab program made relevant progress at @Thales_Alenia_S’ in Turin with the completion of the Acceptance Review of the mockup, supplied by #LIQUIFER Space Systems.@NASA_Gateway
Quote from: yg1968 on 05/29/2024 02:44 amNew image with the landers included:And yet again: Orion is to scale with the Gateway components, and actual landers are not. Starship HLS appears to be about 1/10 scale, and BO HLS about 1/5 scale. The non-existant "NASA reference lander" is to scale.Gateway is a tiny joke.
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Gateway’s HALO module is making moves! The Habitation and Logistics Outpost is undergoing a series of stress tests to ensure it's a safe and secure home away from home for NASA Artemis astronauts.
Jun 25, 2024 #Artemis #SpaceStation #MoonNASA and its international partners will explore the scientific mysteries of deep space with Gateway, humanity’s first space station to orbit the Moon. Witness Gateway in stunning detail with this video that brings the future of lunar exploration to life. For more information about Gateway, visit: nasa.gov/gateway. Video credit: NASA/Alberto Bertolin, Bradley Reynolds Follow Gateway to the Moon
🔧 HALO hardware update: Gateway’s Habitation and Logistics Outpost is in the midst of rigorous stress tests. Static load testing is currently underway. Up next: proof pressure testing. Each successful test brings HALO one step closer to final outfitting.
Gateway’s HALO Making MovesDylan ConnellBriana R. ZamoraJUN 10, 2024The Gateway space station’s HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost), one of four modules where astronauts will live, conduct science, and prepare for lunar surface missions, is a step closer to launch following welding completion in Turin, Italy, a milestone highlighted by NASA earlier this year.Teams at Thales Alenia Space gently guide HALO to a new location in the company’s facility for a series of stress tests to ensure the module’s safety. Upon successful completion, the future home for astronauts will travel to Gilbert, Arizona, where Northrop Grumman will complete final outfitting ahead of launch to lunar orbit with Gateway’s Power and Propulsion Element.NASA and its international partners will explore the scientific mysteries of deep space with Gateway, humanity’s first space station in lunar orbit supporting the Artemis campaign to return humans to the Moon and chart a path for the first human missions to Mars.Learn more about Gateway at: https://nasa.gov/gateway
Technicians at a Thales Alenia Space industrial plant in Turin, Italy, guide Gateway’s HALO module to its stress testing location.
Another step forward for Lunar I-Hab. The Qualification Models of the Pump Unit & Inverter, provided by @JAXA_en, successfully passed the Delivery Review Board.The milestone, marks a significant evolution towards the Critical Design phase. @esa, @Thales_Alenia_S, @NASA_Gateway.
NASA JohnsonGateway: Illuminating the Futurejsc2024e025315 View of Gateway’s Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) at a Thales Alenia Space facility in Turin, Italy. Built by NASA commercial partner Northrup Grumman, HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost), is a habitation module where international teams of astronauts will live, conduct science, and prepare for missions to the lunar South Pole region. The module’s main structure is currently undergoing stress testing ahead of final outfitting. One docking port seen inside HALO, image right, is where a cargo spacecraft and Gateway’s Lunar View module, provided by ESA (European Space Agency), will dock. The docking port shown outside of HALO, image left, is where the SpaceX Starship and the Blue Origin Blue Moon Human Landing Systems will dock during the Artemis IV and V missions, respectively. Photo Credit: Thales Alenia Space
https://flic.kr/p/2q3mG3RQuoteNASA JohnsonGateway: Illuminating the Futurejsc2024e025315 View of Gateway’s Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) at a Thales Alenia Space facility in Turin, Italy. Built by NASA commercial partner Northrup Grumman, HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost), is a habitation module where international teams of astronauts will live, conduct science, and prepare for missions to the lunar South Pole region. The module’s main structure is currently undergoing stress testing ahead of final outfitting. One docking port seen inside HALO, image right, is where a cargo spacecraft and Gateway’s Lunar View module, provided by ESA (European Space Agency), will dock. The docking port shown outside of HALO, image left, is where the SpaceX Starship and the Blue Origin Blue Moon Human Landing Systems will dock during the Artemis IV and V missions, respectively. Photo Credit: Thales Alenia Space
For Artemis IV, the agency is developing the Gateway—the first space station planned to orbit the moon. NASA committed to launching the Gateway initial capability by December 2027 at a cost of $5.3 billion. The launch will include the first components of the Gateway—the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) and the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO).The Gateway program plans to update the analysis it used to inform its cost and schedule commitments at a fall 2024 program-level review. This will help determine the feasibility of the Artemis IV mission date. To reach lunar orbit and ensure all systems work as planned, the PPE and HALO need to launch at least 12 months before the Artemis IV mission, or 3 months earlier than Gateway’s current committed date. NASA officials said the program plans to work to an accelerated, to-be-determined date that would provide more schedule flexibility.The Gateway program’s projects—including PPE and HALO—made varying degrees of progress over the last year. However, the PPE and HALO projects face several significant challenges. For example, their combined mass is greater than their mass target. Mass is one of many factors that the program considers in its overall design. If they cannot meet their mass target, it may affect their ability to reach the correct lunar orbit. The program has not yet documented an overall mass management plan, which would describe the program’s mass reduction approach and priorities for key trade-off decisions. Documenting and communicating this plan will help to ensure that the program and its projects agree on how to address the mass challenge.
