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Corrosion problem affects Gateway and commercial space station modules

Corrosion problem affects Gateway and commercial space station modules
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A manufacturing issue involving a European company has resulted in corrosion in modules for both the lunar Gateway and a commercial space station.

A manufacturing issue involving a European company has resulted in corrosion in modules produced for both the lunar Gateway and Axiom Space's commercial space station.

The problem first gained public prominence in comments by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman at an April 22 House Science Committee hearing, where he was asked about the agency's plans to effectively cancel Gateway and focus instead on a lunar base.

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