Well, this is embarrassing: The Lunar Gateway's primary modules are corroded
Summary
NASA has stopped its Lunar Gateway space station project around the Moon after finding corrosion in two key living modules. The damage would have delayed the project beyond 2030, so NASA decided to pause it and focus on lunar surface missions instead.Key Facts
- The Lunar Gateway is a planned space station orbiting the Moon for exploration and technology testing.
- The first modules were supposed to launch between 2022 and 2026 but faced delays.
- NASA announced in March it was pausing the Gateway to concentrate on Moon surface missions.
- Corrosion was found in the two delivered living modules, HALO and I-HAB.
- Corrosion discovery was confirmed by NASA’s administrator during a Congressional hearing.
- Northrop Grumman, a U.S. company, is repairing the HALO module due to a "manufacturing irregularity."
- The HALO module’s structure was built by European company Thales Alenia Space.
- The corrosion problem would have pushed the Gateway project’s timeline well beyond 2030.
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