Northrop Grumman’s Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) is the first habitable element of NASA’s Gateway lunar station for the Artemis mission. HALO houses the Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) and will connect the lunar lander, Orion spacecraft, and future modules. Dr. Akbar Shah will discuss some of the technical challenges faced by the HALO program and what steps the NASA and NG engineering teams are taking to address and solve these challenges.

Akbar Shah is an NG Fellow in the Mechanical & Energetics Engineering department within Northrop Grumman’s Launch and Exploration Division. With 30 years of aerospace and defense experience, he oversees structural analysis, loads and dynamics, thermal analysis, materials and processes, and mass properties teams supporting all LED programs. Akbar has held multiple technical leadership roles over his 24 years at NG and currently partners with NASA on critical work for the HALO module of the Artemis Gateway.