Ukrainian An-124 Delivers Part of Future Lunar Station Gateway
On April 1, the world’s largest serially produced transport aircraft, the An-124-100M “Ruslan,” delivered the HALO habitation module — a key component of the first-ever space station to operate in lunar orbit — from Turin, Italy, to Arizona.
HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) is a pressurized module that will become one of the two main components of Gateway, the lunar station being developed under NASA’s Artemis program.
In Arizona, the module will undergo final testing at Northrop Grumman’s facility in the city of Gilbert. There, it will be integrated with the station’s second module — the Power and Propulsion Element. Together, the two components will head to the Moon aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket.
Nice to see that Ukraine can continue to participate in space exploration while they’re in the middle of being invaded by Russia.
@floo @LaFinlandia Yes I’m sure Musk appreciates the effort from #Ukraine
Considering he’s trying to kill the lunar gateway lol
And An-225 and 124 planes are so neat. Shame the 225 got blown up :(
Is there any way to see a list of all the cool projects NASA is working on? This is the first I’ve heard of this lunar orbit station
