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Lunar Gateway’s Core HALO Module Enters the Clean Room
- Thales Alenia Aerospace engineers perform checks on the HALO core module, part of Lunar Gateway, at the Turin, Italy facility.
- The HALO module is set to be transported to Northrop Grumman's site in Arizona next month for further work.
- Northrop Grumman was awarded a $935 million contract to develop the HALO module in 2021.
- NASA aims to launch HALO and the Power and Propulsion Element together no later than December 2027 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
- Gateway will serve as a staging point for lunar research and support crew and experiments on the surface.
- Gateway's construction involves international collaboration, with contributions from ESA and CSA, among others.
- Gateway will operate around the Moon with a focus on remote and autonomous operations for science investigations.
- Despite challenges and uncertainties, NASA's Artemis initiative aims to achieve a lunar landing mission with the help of Gateway by 2027.
- Gateway will orbit the Moon in a Near-rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO) to enable access to various lunar regions.
- The view of humans living and working around the Moon is anticipated, emphasizing the progress towards the completion of Gateway.
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