The public can now step into the future of lunar exploration by entering an early mockup for astronaut accommodations around the moon.
The "ground prototype" for what evolved into part of NASA's lunar orbit Gateway is now open to visitors at Space Center Houston in Texas.
"We at Northrop Grumman are very pleased to be able to provide this habitat mockup to help give that future glimpse of human spaceflight," Jeff Siders, HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) program and business development manager at Northrop Grumman, said at the exhibit's ribbon-cutting ceremony. "This mockup helped NASA and Northrop Grumman develop the precursor to the current HALO that will be used as a living space for Artemis crews at the Gateway space station around the moon."
