NASA selects Northrop Grumman for lunar space station module

The video discusses NASA's Gateway, a modular space station orbiting the moon. It highlights the selection of Northrop Bremen for designing the Halo habitation and logistics outpost, and Max Our Technologies for the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) with a 60-kilowatt solar electric propulsion system. The Gateway's modules are set to launch together in 2023 with NASA's Orion spacecraft. The Halo module, based on Northrop Grumman's Cigna spacecraft, will enhance life support systems and provide living quarters for astronauts.

What is the primary function of the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) in the Gateway?

• To provide life support systems

• To generate solar power

• To enable propulsion and power

• To house astronauts

Which company was selected to design the Gateway's habitation and logistics outpost?

• SpaceX

• Northrop Bremen

• Boeing

• Blue Origin

In what year are the Gateway modules planned to be launched?

• 2024

• 2023

• 2025

• 2022

What spacecraft will be able to dock at the Gateway?

• NASA's Orion

• Blue Origin's New Shepard

• Boeing Starliner

• SpaceX Dragon

The Halo module's living quarters are compared to what size of living space?

• A large house

• A small studio apartment

• A two-bedroom apartment

• A dormitory