{"id":111171,"date":"2024-10-06T20:41:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T13:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111171"},"modified":"2024-10-06T20:41:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T13:41:55","slug":"nasas-lunar-space-station-just-took-a-massive-step-towards-launching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111171","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Lunar Space Station Just Took a Massive Step Towards Launching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"block pb-1 text-3xl leading-none uppercase border-b lg:hidden xs:text-4xl font-k lg:text-5 border-red\">This is big!<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"font-k text-4 font-black  lg:border-b border-gray-900 pb-1\">Under Pressure<\/h2>\n<p>NASA announced yesterday that its forthcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/nasa-renders-lunar-gateway-spacex-dragon-xl\" class=\"underline hover:text-the-byte hover:no-underline transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out\" style=\"text-decoration-color:#ff0033\">Gateway<\/a> lunar space station \u2014 an outpost designed to house astronauts in the Moon&#8217;s orbit \u2014 just passed a critical milestone.<\/p>\n<p>According <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/artemis\/gateway\/gateway-stands-tall-for-stress-test\/\" class=\"underline hover:text-the-byte hover:no-underline transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out\" style=\"text-decoration-color:#ff0033\">to the agency<\/a>, Gateway&#8217;s Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) successfully passed a grueling round of &#8220;static load testing,&#8221; defined by NASA as a &#8220;rigorous stress test of how well the structure responds to the forces encountered in deep space.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In other words, HALO won&#8217;t crumble or crack under the extreme conditions it&#8217;ll face in lunar orbit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Static load testing is one of the major environmental stress tests HALO will undergo,&#8221; NASA continues in its announcement, adding that HALO, which is currently in Italy, will be transferred to Arizona &#8220;once all phases of testing are complete.&#8221; There, NASA contractor Northrop Grumman will add HALO&#8217;s finishing touches.<\/p>\n<p>HALO is one of &#8220;four pressurized Gateway modules where astronauts will live, conduct science, and prepare for missions to the lunar South Pole region,&#8221; per NASA&#8217;s announcement.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an exciting mile marker for Gateway, which stands to mark the first sustained human presence on and around our Moon \u2014 one of the core goals of NASA&#8217;s ongoing Artemis program, and perhaps a stepping stone in humanity&#8217;s efforts to send humans to Mars.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"font-k text-4 font-black  lg:border-b border-gray-900 pb-1\">Looking Ahead<\/h2>\n<p>While the stress test was a key breakthrough for the Gateway mission, it&#8217;s still a ways off from lift-off.<\/p>\n<p>The outpost will launch in pieces, and the first components to take flight \u2014 HALO and the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) \u2014 are slated for launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in December 2027 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/gao-24-106878#:~:text=The%20National%20Aeronautics%20and%20Space,would%20provide%20more%20schedule%20flexibility.\" class=\"underline hover:text-the-byte hover:no-underline transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out\" style=\"text-decoration-color:#ff0033\">at the earliest<\/a>. By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/gateway-frequently-asked-questions\/#:~:text=Gateway%20will%20be%20an%20incrementally,How%20long%20will%20Gateway%20operate?\" class=\"underline hover:text-the-byte hover:no-underline transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out\" style=\"text-decoration-color:#ff0033\">conservative estimates<\/a>, Gateway is not expected to be inhabited until 2028.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an ambitious plan and there&#8217;s always a <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/nasa-push-back-moon-landing-spacex-starship\" class=\"underline hover:text-the-byte hover:no-underline transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out\" style=\"text-decoration-color:#ff0033\">chance of delays<\/a>. In the meantime, it&#8217;s heartening to see NASA&#8217;s Gateway, piece by piece, move forward.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gateway is humanity&#8217;s first lunar space station supporting a new era of exploration and scientific discovery as part of NASA&#8217;s Artemis campaign that will establish a sustained presence on and around the Moon,&#8221; said NASA of the achievement, &#8220;paving the way for the first crewed mission to Mars.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>More on the Artemis missions: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/nasas-moon-launcher-big-trouble\" class=\"underline hover:text-the-byte hover:no-underline transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out\" style=\"text-decoration-color:#ff0033\"><em>NASA&#8217;s Moon Launcher Is in Big Trouble<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/nasa-lunar-space-station-passes-test\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is big! 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