Thursday, October 3, 2024
The Latest Update on Humanity's First Lunar Space Station...
Thales Alenia Space
Gateway Stands Tall for Stress Test (News Release)
The Gateway space station’s Habitation and Logistics Outpost has successfully completed static load testing in Turin, Italy. With this phase of stress testing complete, the module is one step closer to final outfitting ahead of launch to lunar orbit.
Major Gateway hardware recently crossed an important testing milestone on its path to launch to the Moon, where it will support new science and house astronauts in lunar orbit.
Gateway’s HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) successfully completed static load testing, a rigorous stress test of how well the structure responds to the forces encountered in deep space. Thales Alenia Space, a subcontractor to Northrop Grumman, conducted the testing in Turin, Italy. Static load testing is one of the major environmental stress tests that HALO will undergo, and once all phases of testing are complete, the module will be ready to move from Italy to Gilbert, Arizona, where Northrop Grumman will complete final outfitting.
HALO is one of four pressurized Gateway modules where astronauts will live, conduct science and prepare for missions to the lunar South Pole region. It will launch with Gateway’s Power and Propulsion Element on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to lunar orbit.
Gateway is humanity’s first lunar space station supporting a new era of exploration and scientific discovery as part of NASA’s Artemis campaign that will establish a sustained presence on and around the Moon, paving the way for the first crewed mission to Mars.
Source: NASA.Gov
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Tuesday, October 1, 2024
On NASA's 66th Birthday, a Milestone Will Be Achieved on the Path to the Second Flight of SLS...
NASA / Kim Shiflett
Artemis II ML Rollback to VAB (Photo Release)
Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida prepare to move Mobile Launcher 1 atop the agency’s Crawler-Transporter 2 from Launch Complex 39B to the Vehicle Assembly Building on Tuesday, October 1, 2024.
The crawler recently reached 2,500 miles traveling to the launch pad since its construction in 1965. The mobile launcher has been at the launch pad since August 2023 undergoing upgrades and tests in preparation for NASA’s Artemis II mission.
The mobile launcher will be used to assemble, process and launch NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft to the Moon and beyond.
Source: NASA.Gov
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NASA / Kim Shiflett
NASA / Kim Shiflett
NASA / Kim Shiflett
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