Kody Chaney, lead welder on the HALO program at Northrop Grumman, brings precision and passion to thermal control systems destined for lunar orbit.
Finding Rainbows in the Fire
Welder Thomas Gibson honed his skills in the U.S. Navy, repairing ship hulls while stationed in Japan. Today, as a welder at Northrop Grumman’s site in Charlotte, North Carolina, Thomas has a hard job, literally: he welds iridium, the second-densest material on Earth, in support of the company’s laser crystal production.