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sports25 days ago•12 min saved

Cunningham Sparks Crossover Buzz in NASCAR Garage as Larson Breaks Dry Spell at Gateway

OutKick’s Monday Morning Pit-Stop recaps Sophie Cunningham’s high-profile weekend in the Cup Series garage at Gateway, praising her presence and support for women’s sports while framing the WNBA in a partisan light. The piece also covers Kyle Larson snapping a 51-race winless streak during a crash-heavy Enjoy Illinois 300, and touches on the ongoing Carson Hocevar–Brad Keselowski feud, framing Cunningham’s visit as part of a broader crossover moment in NASCAR culture.

via Fox News|

#gateway #kyle-larson #nascar

motorsports26 days ago•2 min saved

Logano lands Cup pole for Enjoy Illinois 300 at Gateway

Joey Logano captured the pole for the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway with a 32.817-second lap, two-tenths faster than Kyle Larson, as Gateway's starting lineup was set. Logano, who has four top-five finishes here including a win, leads the field while Chase drivers Chris Buescher and William Byron start outside the top 20. The race is Sunday, Sept. 13, with a green flag around 2:10 p.m. CT on a 1.25-mile oval for 240 laps (300 miles) in stages of 45, 95, and 100. TV is USA Network, MRN radio, and in-car cameras via HBO MAX, with additional NASCAR.com and SiriusXM audio options.

via The Tennessean|

#enjoy-illinois-300 #gateway #joey-logano

space1 month ago•12 min saved

Gateway's invisible traffic choreography in NRHO: a 'string of pearls' plan for lunar arrivals

NASA researchers detail a traffic-management approach for Gateway in its near-rectilinear halo orbit, proposing a 'string of pearls' strategy that keeps loitering spacecraft safely phased with Gateway. The study compares independent reference trajectories with a relative-motion method, testing 60-, 30-, and 10-minute phase offsets; 60 minutes keeps large separations but costs more propellant, 30 minutes offers a balance, and 10 minutes can lead to dangerous close approaches in the simulations. The plan is a theoretical starting point for operational rules and must be refined with vehicle-specific models and contingencies, given the realities of three-body gravity and docking margins.

via Space Daily|

#docking #gateway #nrho

space1 month ago•13 min saved

Gateway hardware returns as a cold-weather test bed for Artemis 2028 lunar landings

Northrop Grumman is repurposing HALO-era hardware from NASA’s Gateway program to test how lunar systems cope with the Moon’s extreme cold and shadow near the south pole ahead of a targeted early 2028 Artemis IV landing. The tests focus on assemblies and interfaces under deep cold (down to about -203°C), where batteries, lubricants, and solder joints can fail, informing whether Gateway-derived assets can reduce cost, time, or risk for a future surface habitat rather than implying a flight-ready Moon base.

via Space Daily|

#artemis #gateway #halo

commercial1 month ago•13 min saved

Paragon trims workforce as Gateway project ends

Paragon Space Development Corp. laid off about 70 employees after NASA halted work on the HALO life-support module for the lunar Gateway and Northrop Grumman terminated Paragon’s HALO contract; Paragon will retain IP rights and pursue other NASA and commercial opportunities for its life-support technologies.

via SpaceNews|

#commercial #gateway #halo

civil2 months ago•16 min saved

Gateway tech pivots to the Moon: Northrop Grumman and CSA repurpose HALO and Canadarm3

Northrop Grumman will reuse HALO hardware from NASA’s Gateway for three Lunar Infrastructure Demo landers to test surface power, data and communications for a future Moon base, while Canada’s Canadarm3 robotics work is being repurposed for lunar applications and potential use on commercial stations; NASA funding for the payloads is being arranged under CLPS with Phase One targets through 2029, though many specifics remain to be finalized.

via SpaceNews|

#canadarm3 #civil #gateway

business2 months ago•14 min saved

Northrop ramps up charges on Vulcan boosters as redesigned GEM-63XL delivery slips

Northrop Grumman booked a $91 million unfavorable adjustment for its GEM63XL solid rocket motors used on ULA’s Vulcan Centaur boosters, after a $71 million charge earlier this year, and said redesigned motors cleared in a static-fire test should be delivered by year-end (though launch timing remains uncertain). A February Vulcan flight had a significant anomaly, and the U.S. Space Force/DoD are weighing configurations that avoid solid boosters. Northrop expects space-division sales to rise in the second half on higher program volumes and new awards, while HALO’s future faces reassessment as NASA shifts away from Gateway toward a lunar base, with the module potentially repurposed and the contract restructured.

via SpaceNews|

#business #gateway #gem-63xl

gaming4 months ago•10 min saved

SC2 5.0.16 PTR reshapes early economy and gateway strategy

Blizzard’s StarCraft II 5.0.16 PTR patch broadens 1–3 base viability by overhauling the economy (bigger mineral and gas pools, updated per-base resources) and shifting Warpgate integration to the Gateway to enable non-warped Gateway play, while delivering wide balance tweaks across Terran, Zerg, and Protoss plus extensive QoL and bug fixes. The goal is to extend the early/mid-game and encourage more diverse strategies with improved visuals and UI feedback.

via Blizzard News|

#economy #gaming #gateway

space5 months ago•16 min saved

Corrosion hits Gateway and commercial space-station hardware, prompting repairs

A corrosion issue at Thales Alenia Space has affected the HALO habitat for NASA's Gateway and ESA's I-Hab module, with Axiom Space's first commercial station module also impacted. Northrop Grumman and ESA say repairs are underway and expected to wrap by the end of Q3 2026, with root causes tied to forging, surface treatment, and material properties. The episode has influenced discussions about Gateway's future and potential reuse of components for a lunar base, while Axiom's Module 1 remains on track for 2028.

via SpaceNews|

#corrosion #gateway #halo

space5 months ago•17 min saved

ESA Responds to NASA on Gateway Module Corrosion

ESA has clarified the status of the HALO and I-HAB modules delivered for NASA's Gateway, confirming HALO arrived at Northrop Grumman with corrosion signs and that I-HAB has a similar issue but has not yet shipped. An ESA spokesperson said the corrosion likely stems from forging, surface treatment, and material properties and is technically manageable, not a showstopper. ESA also noted other Gateway components, such as the life-support system and thermal control pump, are experiencing delays, and while NASA is exploring repurposing Gateway elements for a future surface base, the schedule impact remains unresolved.

via European Spaceflight|

#corrosion #esa #gateway

space6 months ago•9 min saved

A Moon-first reboot: NASA shifts from Gateway to a lunar base

Eric Berger argues that Isaacman's leadership marks a turning point for NASA: the agency is dropping Gateway and costly hardware, canceling the Exploration Upper Stage and the Mobile Launcher Tower, and refocusing Artemis on a Moon base, making Orion's third flight feel hopeful rather than hollow.

via Ars Technica|

#artemis #gateway #moon

space6 months ago•180 min saved

NASA maps a lunar base push while eyeing a nuclear-powered Mars mission

NASA’s new leadership unveiled an ambitious plan: fast‑track a permanent Moon base by repurposing Gateway assets and increasing robotic landers, pause the Gateway project, and accelerate a nuclear electric propulsion–powered Mars mission by 2028, while weighing funding, timelines, and private‑sector collaboration as Artemis progresses toward returning humans to the Moon.

via CNN|

#artemis #gateway #moon-base

science6 months ago•21 min saved

NASA halts lunar Gateway to push moon base as a comet spins back and Saturn dazzles

NASA is pausing its lunar Gateway program to pursue a three‑phase plan for a Moon base as part of the Artemis program, with crewed Moon landings slated to begin after Artemis V around 2028. Separately, a study reports Comet 41P reversing its spin due to solar heating and jets, and new Saturn imagery from Webb and Hubble offers a detailed look at its layered atmosphere.

via Engadget|

#artemis #comet-41p #gateway

space6 months ago•4 min saved

Europe to redefine Gateway role as Artemis changes, decision due in June

With NASA suspending work on the lunar Gateway, ESA is assessing how to adjust its three Gateway-related contributions (the European Service Module, I-Hab, Lunar View, and Lunar Link) and will present a plan to the ESA June Council. The evaluation will cover whether ongoing Gateway developments can continue, be repurposed, or reallocated, how work should be performed (in Europe or the U.S.), changes to Artemis 3/4’s architecture, and how astronaut participation and funding already invested will be treated, all while coordinating with Canada, Japan, and the UAE.

via SpaceNews|

#artemis #esa #esm

space6 months ago•9 min saved

NASA repurposes Gateway core for a nuclear-powered Mars mission

NASA plans to pause Lunar Gateway work and repurpose its Power and Propulsion Element into SR-1 Freedom, a nuclear-electric propulsion demonstration using a uranium-fueled fission reactor and electric thrusters to reach Mars by the 2028 launch window. The mission will also deploy three Ingenuity-like helicopters (Skyfall) on Mars to scout landing sites, with the mothership’s fate to be decided after arrival. The plan faces significant technical, safety, and certification hurdles, and no cost figure has been disclosed.

via Ars Technica|

#gateway #nasa #nuclear-propulsion