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NASA Administrator Discloses Corrosion Issues in Lunar Gateway Habitation Modules
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.
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