The Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway, often simply referred to as the Lunar Gateway, is an international space station project led by NASA with the collaboration of other space agencies such as ESA (European Space Agency), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), and CSA (Canada). Planned to orbit the Moon, the Gateway is part of NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to facilitate a sustainable human presence on the Moon and potentially serve as a stepping-stone for future missions to Mars. The Gateway will serve multiple purposes: it will act as a lunar-orbital outpost where astronauts can live and conduct scientific research, a testbed for new technologies, and a staging point for lunar landings and missions to deeper space. Its modular design will allow for a variety of scientific experiments and will support missions that explore more of the lunar surface. Construction of the Gateway is anticipated to begin in the mid-2020s, and it represents a significant advancement in lunar exploration strategy.
NASA and its partners are launching Gateway, a lunar-orbiting space station, by 2028. This station will serve as a hub for deep space exploration, featuring…
The Artemis IV mission is a pivotal step in NASA’s long-term lunar exploration strategy, featuring the construction of Gateway, the first lunar space station, which…
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The Artemis IV mission progresses with major components being assembled for the Gateway space station in Turin, Italy. This includes the HALO module and the…
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NASA and Northrop Grumman of Dulles, Virginia, have finalized a contract to develop the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) for Gateway, which will be a…
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NASA and the Government of Japan have finalized an agreement for the lunar Gateway, an orbiting outpost that commercial and international partners will build together. This agreement…