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Lunar Gateway’s Core HALO Module Enters the Clean Room

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Gateway’s HALO module heads to the U.S., on its long path to orbiting the Moon. Preparations for Lunar Gateway are starting to come together. Thales Alenia Aerospace engineers recently began a series of checks on the HALO (Habitation Logistics Outpost) core module. Currently at the company’s Turin, Italy facility, the module is set to head … Read more

Vast Space now aims for 2026 launch of Haven-1 space station module after key milestone (photos)

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A man in a grey long-sleeve shirt and ginger hair faces away, looking up with his left hand holding the hatch at the end of a large white conical vessel with a gridded latus around its exterior.

Vast Space is taking big steps toward putting the first commercial space station in orbit. The California-based startup recently completed a major testing milestone for the qualification vessel of its upcoming Haven-1 station, a benchmark Vast also used to reevaluate the launch date for the company’s first flight-ready module. “With the completion of our primary … Read more