ORLANDO, Fla. — When astronauts finally get back to the moon, Northrop Grumman has been given the funds by NASA to build the place where they will stay while in orbit.
The company finalized a contract with NASA for $935 million to develop the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO), the part of the mini space station Gateway where crew will be able to live for short stays.
The Gateway is NASA’s planned orbiting way station for future lunar missions of the Artemis program that aim to have a repeated presence on the lunar surface, and prepare astronauts for eventual missions to Mars.