NASA’s Gateway Lunar Orbit Outpost

NASA has finalised the contract for the initial crew module of the agency’s Gateway lunar orbiting outpost. The contract has been awarded to Orbital Science Corporation of Dulles, Virginia, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Space.

  • NASA has issued this contract to design the habitation and logistics (HALO) support for the Gateway, which is a part of NASA’s Artemis program that aims to send the first woman and the next man to the Moon by 2024.
  • The HALO refers to the pressurised living quarters where astronauts will spend their time while visiting the Gateway. These quarters will be ....
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