The Moon’s south pole can spend days in darkness, temperatures can plunge below −200°C, and unprotected electronics may not survive — Northrop Grumman is repurposing hardware built for NASA’s shelved Gateway station to test how lunar systems cope before astronauts are targeted to land in 2028.
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Northrop Grumman is repurposing hardware originally built for NASA's shelved Gateway station to test how lunar systems handle south pole conditions, where darkness can last days and temperatures can drop below -200°C. NASA has not finalized reuse of the HALO module, and an early-2028 Artemis IV landing remains the target.
Gateway-era hardware may help test lunar-surface thermal and electronics risks, but NASA has not finalised HALO's reuse and its early-2028 Artemis IV landing remains a target. The post The Moon’s south pole can spend days in darkness, temperatures can plunge below −200°C, and unprotected electronics may not survive — Northrop Grumman is repurposing hardware built for NASA’s shelved Gateway station to test how lunar systems cope before astronauts are targeted to land in 2028. appeared first on Space Daily .
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