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NASA asks Northrop Grumman to stop working on lunar HALO module
We are reassigning most affected employees across existing opportunities and programs.
TL;DR
- NASA is shifting its lunar plans from an orbital space station to a surface Moon base.
- Work on the Lunar Gateway is paused, and its Power and Propulsion Element will be repurposed.
- Development of the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) module is reportedly stopped.
- A key contractor for HALO's life-support system was told to cease work.
- Northrop Grumman is reassigning affected employees to other programs.
- The reasons for the HALO stoppage are unclear but may involve its large mass for lunar surface transport or remediation costs for a corrosion issue.
- This development further signals the end of the Lunar Gateway project.