{"id":640194,"date":"2024-04-02T15:11:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T19:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=image-article&p=640194"},"modified":"2024-06-10T11:23:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T15:23:09","slug":"a-home-for-astronauts-around-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"image-article","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/a-home-for-astronauts-around-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"A Home for Astronauts around the Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A large circular structure stands in a facility. The camera looks straight through the structure. At this angle, the interior looks like concentric circles.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig.jpg 7610w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig.jpg?resize=2000,1334 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">Northrop Grumman\/Thales Alenia Space<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/gateway\/\">Gateway<\/a> space station\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/artemis\/gateway-halo-a-deep-space-home\/\">HALO<\/a> (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) module, one of two of Gateway\u2019s habitation elements where astronauts will live, conduct science, and prepare for lunar surface missions, is one step closer to launch following welding completion in Turin, Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HALO, shown in this image from Oct. 23, 2023, will next undergo a series of stress tests to ensure its safety. Upon successful completion, the future home for astronauts will travel to Gilbert, Arizona where Northrop Grumman will complete final outfitting ahead of launch to lunar orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gateway will be humanity\u2019s first space station in lunar orbit as an essential element of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/artemis\/\">Artemis missions<\/a> to return humans to the Moon for scientific discovery and chart a path for the first human missions to Mars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image Credit: Northrop Grumman\/Thales Alenia Space<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gateway space station\u2019s HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) module, one of two of Gateway\u2019s habitation elements where astronauts will live, conduct science, and prepare for lunar surface missions, is one step closer to launch following welding completion in Turin, Italy. HALO, shown in this image from Oct. 23, 2023, will next undergo a series […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":306,"featured_media":640405,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[2681,2685,2861],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[3915,11518],"coauthors":[11024],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"A Home for Astronauts around the Moon","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/a-home-for-astronauts-around-the-moon\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/a-home-for-astronauts-around-the-moon\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig.jpg"},"articleSection":"Missions","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dylan Connell"}],"creator":["Dylan Connell"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["NASA Centers & Facilities","Johnson Space Center","Artemis","Gateway Space Station"],"dateCreated":"2024-04-02T19:11:21Z","datePublished":"2024-04-02T19:11:21Z","dateModified":"2024-06-10T15:23:09Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"A Home for Astronauts around the Moon\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/a-home-for-astronauts-around-the-moon\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2024-04-02T19:11:21Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Missions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities,Johnson Space Center,Artemis,Gateway Space Station\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Dylan Connell\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":1,"featured_image":{"id":640405,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/halo-shell-illuminatedorig.jpg","title":"A Home for Astronauts around the Moon","alt":"A large circular structure stands in a facility. 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