An industrial blast in Baotou, China, scattered debris over a 5km radius and disrupted rail services. An official report cited design flaws, poor maintenance, chaotic safety management, and inadequate emergency response, recommending disciplinary action against 62 people, including local officials, and approving the arrest of seven plant employees.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman revealed during a congressional hearing that corrosion was found in two habitation modules built for the Lunar Gateway—HALO and the European I-HAB. The pressure vessel structures, manufactured by French-Italian firm Thales Alenia Space, have experienced manufacturing irregularities. Thales acknowledged the issue, calling it a "well-known metallurgical behavior" that will be fixed by Q3 2026. NASA halted Gateway development over a month ago, and Isaacman questioned whether repair efforts are even warranted given the project's uncertain future.
REPORTAGE - Un an après l’impact d’un drone de type Shahed sur l’arche, la Berd estime le coût à 500 millions et lance un appel aux donateurs internationaux pour cette somme astronomique, affirmant que le temps presse face aux risques de corrosion.
REPORTAGE - Un an après l’impact d’un drone de type Shahed sur l’arche, la Berd estime le coût à 500 millions et lance un appel aux donateurs internationaux pour cette somme astronomique, affirmant que le temps presse face aux risques de corrosion.
NASA has paused the Lunar Gateway program after discovering serious corrosion in both HALO and I-HAB habitable modules during Congressional testimony. Administrator Jared Isaacman confirmed that both pressurized volumes delivered were corroded, likely delaying any Gateway application beyond 2030. The HALO module, built by Northrop Grumman with primary structure from Thales Alenia Space in Italy, is undergoing repairs expected to complete by end of Q3. The I-HAB European module remains under construction with unclear fate.
