{"id":253340,"date":"2023-06-12T16:10:49","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T20:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=reference&p=253340"},"modified":"2024-06-11T09:27:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:27:57","slug":"gateway-about","status":"publish","type":"reference","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/reference\/gateway-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Gateway Space Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" 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font-weight-extrabold margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGateway Space Station\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-0 margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe NASA-led Gateway Program is an international collaboration to establish humanity’s first space station around the Moon as a vital component of the Artemis campaign. Gateway will help NASA and its partners test the technologies and capabilities required for a sustained human presence in deep space, and chart a path for the first human missions to Mars. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label-inter color-carbon-60 margin-right-2 desktop:margin-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" viewBox=\"0 0 600 600\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M293 .1C131.3 3.5-.5 136.4.1 300.1c-.7 162.7 132 301.1 302.2 299.9 165.8-1.1 299.2-136.6 297.6-303.2C598.3 132.5 462.9-3.5 293 .1zm8.9 570.6C151.5 571.8 30.6 451.1 29.2 302.4c-1.4-149.6 119.7-273.2 270.9-273 144.2-.2 266.7 114.2 270.4 263.7 3.8 153.2-117.9 276.5-268.6 277.6z\"\/><path d=\"M444.1 450.4c-67.3.1-134.5.1-201.8.1-15.9 0-31.8.1-47.7-.1-7-.1-12.6-4.5-14.4-11-1.9-6.6.4-13.4 6.9-16.6 3.8-1.9 8.5-2.7 12.7-2.8 81.6-.2 163.2-.1 244.7 0 3.9 0 5.6-.6 5.5-5.1-.1-96.5-.1-193.1 0-289.6 0-4.4-1.5-5.3-5.5-5.3-15.7.2-31.5.1-47.2.1-6.8 0-6.8 0-6.8 6.6v167.5c0 1.8-.2 3.5-.3 5.3-.5.2-1.1.5-1.6.7-14.6-14.7-29.2-29.4-45.1-45.4l-44.1 44.1V120.7c-1.7-.2-3-.5-4.2-.5-28.5 0-56.9-.4-85.4.1-34.3.6-59.6 26-59.7 60.1-.3 85.1-.1 170.2-.1 255.3 0 8.3 2.2 16 6.7 23 9.2 14.5 22.7 21.3 39.7 21.4 35.3.1 70.6 0 105.9 0 47.5 0 95.1 0 142.6.1 3.6 0 5.1-.8 4.9-4.8-.3-6.3-.4-12.7 0-19.1.5-4.8-1.2-5.9-5.7-5.9z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Encyclopedia<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label-inter color-carbon-60\">Updated Jun 12, 2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-5 desktop:padding-left-5 padding-top-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gateway-set-1-iac7-4k-bg-9.png?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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While NASA is leading the Artemis missions, international partnerships will play a key role in achieving a sustainable and robust presence on and around the Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Space agencies making significant contributions to Gateway:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asc-csa.gc.ca\/eng\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Space Agency<\/a> (CSA)<\/strong> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-canadian-space-agency-formalize-gateway-partnership-for-artemis-program\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-canadian-space-agency-formalize-gateway-partnership-for-artemis-program\/\">providing<\/a> the next-generation external Canadarm3 robotic arm and advanced robotic interfaces to host payloads and provide base points on Gateway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/\" rel=\"noopener\">ESA (European Space Agency)<\/a><\/strong> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-european-space-agency-formalize-artemis-gateway-partnership\/\">providing<\/a>:   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration\/Gateway_Lunar_I-Hab\" rel=\"noopener\">Lunar I-Hab<\/a>, one of two habitation elements where Artemis crew will live, conduct research, and prepare for lunar surface activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration\/Gateway_Lunar_View\" rel=\"noopener\">Lunar View module<\/a> that will provide refueling for PPE, cargo logistics and windows for Moon, Earth and deep space viewing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration\/Gateway_Lunar_Link\" rel=\"noopener\">Lunar Link<\/a> to enable high-data-rate communications between the lunar surface and Gateway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/global.jaxa.jp\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency<\/a> (JAXA)<\/strong> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-japan-announce-gateway-contributions-space-station-extension\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-japan-announce-gateway-contributions-space-station-extension\/\">providing<\/a>:     \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>critical components of the Lunar I-Hab module that will provide the heart of the space station\u2019s life support capabilities. Japan will provide Lunar I-Hab\u2019s Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS), thermal control system functions, and cameras.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>batteries to power HALO, Lunar I-Hab, and Lunar View.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>HTV-XG spacecraft for launch and delivery of a logistics resupply mission for Gateway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbrsc.ae\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre<\/a><\/strong> of the United Arab Emirates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-united-arab-emirates-announce-artemis-lunar-gateway-airlock\/\">will provide<\/a> Gateway’s Crew and Science Airlock that will permit crew and science transfers to and from the vacuum of space. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Astronauts from Canada, Europe, Japan, and the United Arab Emirates will fly on Artemis missions to Gateway. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-nasa-blocks-encyclopedic-sidebar-column hds-column hds-encyclopedic-column hds-encyclopedic-sidebar-column\">\n<div style=\"height:95px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-nasa-blocks-encyclopedic-content-columns alignfull hds-columns hds-encyclopedic-content-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-nasa-blocks-encyclopedic-primary-column hds-column hds-encyclopedic-column hds-encyclopedic-primary-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gateway Elements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With its modular design offering flexibility and extensibility over its minimum 15-year lifespan in lunar orbit, Gateway offers a building block approach to deep space exploration and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Power and Propulsion Element<\/strong> <strong>(PPE)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ppehalo-sep-imagery-hd-6orig.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ppehalo-sep-imagery-hd-6orig.png?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ppehalo-sep-imagery-hd-6orig.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ppehalo-sep-imagery-hd-6orig.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ppehalo-sep-imagery-hd-6orig.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ppehalo-sep-imagery-hd-6orig.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ppehalo-sep-imagery-hd-6orig.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ppehalo-sep-imagery-hd-6orig.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ppehalo-sep-imagery-hd-6orig.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ppehalo-sep-imagery-hd-6orig.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ppehalo-sep-imagery-hd-6orig.png?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Power and Propulsion Element is a high-power, 60-kilowatt solar electric propulsion spacecraft that will provide power, high-rate communications between Gateway and Earth, attitude control, and orbital transfer capabilities for Gateway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In May 2019, NASA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-awards-artemis-contract-for-lunar-gateway-power-propulsion\/\">selected<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maxar.com\/splash\/gateway\" rel=\"noopener\">Maxar Technologies<\/a> of Westminster, Colorado, to develop and build PPE.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PPE project is managed out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/glenn\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/glenn\/\">NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center<\/a> in Cleveland, Ohio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-13.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-13.png?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-13.png 3840w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-13.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-13.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-13.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-13.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-13.png?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-13.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-13.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-13.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-13.png?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-13.png?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>HALO is one of two habitation elements where astronauts will live, exercise, prepare meals, rest, prepare for lunar surface missions, and conduct research while visiting Gateway. The pressurized living quarters will provide docking ports for visiting spacecraft like NASA\u2019s Orion spacecraft, lunar landers, and logistics resupply craft, and serve as the backbone for command and control and power distribution across Gateway. The module will perform other core functions, including hosting science investigations via internal and external payload accommodations, and communicating with lunar surface expeditions through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration\/Gateway_Lunar_Link\" rel=\"noopener\">Lunar Link<\/a> system provided by ESA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HALO is managed out of NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mSLJM-6YoOk\" rel=\"noopener\">Northrop Grumman<\/a> of Dulles, Virginia was awarded a contract for the preliminary design of HALO in 2020, and the remaining content for HALO was finalized between NASA and Northrop Grumman through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-northrop-grumman-finalize-moon-outpost-living-quarters-contract\/\">signing a contract in July 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lunar I-Hab<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-11.png?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-11.png 3840w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-11.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-11.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-11.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-11.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-11.png?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-11.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-11.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-11.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-11.png?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-11.png?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Gateway second habitable element, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration\/Gateway_Lunar_I-Hab\" rel=\"noopener\">Lunar I-Hab<\/a> is a pressurized module that will provide living quarters for astronauts visiting the Gateway, and multiple docking ports for visiting vehicles and other modules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lunar I-Hab is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration\/Gateway_International_Habitat\" rel=\"noopener\">led by ESA<\/a>, which selected Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor. JAXA is making significant contributions to Lunar I-Hab, providing the environmental control support system, thermal cooling pumps, and batteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lunar View<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-15.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-15.png?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-15.png 3840w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-15.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-15.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-15.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-15.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-15.png?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-15.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-15.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-15.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-15.png?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-15.png?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Provided by ESA, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration\/Gateway_Lunar_View\" rel=\"noopener\">Lunar View<\/a> is a habitable element that will transport cargo to Gateway, provide storage space once docked at the space station, provide fuel to Gateway’s propulsion system, and provide a view of space and the Moon through its windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prime contractor for Lunar View is Thales Alenia Space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Crew and Science Airlock<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-5.png?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-5.png 3840w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-5.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-5.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-5.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-5.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-5.png?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-5.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-5.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-5.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-5.png?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-5.png?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Provided by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre of the United Arab Emirates, the Crew and Science Airlock will be a critical piece of infrastructure for Gateway\u2019s planned minimum 15-year lifespan in lunar orbit, permitting crew and science payload transfers to and from the habitable environment of Gateway\u2019s crew modules to the vacuum of space \u2013 transfers that will be essential for space station maintenance and conducting science in the deep space lunar environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/gateway-deep-space-logistics\/\">Deep Space Logistics (DSL)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-4.png?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-4.png 3840w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-4.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-4.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-4.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-4.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-4.png?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-4.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-4.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-4.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-4.png?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-4.png?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As astronauts conduct missions at Gateway and prepare for lunar surface expeditions, they will need deliveries of critical pressurized and unpressurized cargo, science experiments, and supplies like sample collection materials. In March 2020, NASA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-awards-artemis-contract-for-gateway-logistics-services\">announced<\/a> SpaceX as the first U.S. commercial provider under the Gateway Logistics Services contract to deliver cargo and other supplies to Gateway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gateway Deep Space Logistics Office is based at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/kennedy-space-center\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/kennedy-space-center\/\">NASA’s Kennedy Space Center<\/a> in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Canadarm3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-18.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-18.png?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-18.png 3840w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-18.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-18.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-18.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-18.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-18.png?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-18.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-18.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-18.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-18.png?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-18.png?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Part of the Gateway External Robotics Systems (GERS) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asc-csa.gc.ca\/eng\/canadarm3\/about.asp\" rel=\"noopener\">provided by CSA<\/a>,  Canadarm3 is a robotic system that will use cutting-edge software to perform Gateway tasks. The system will help maintain, repair and inspect Gateway, capture visiting vehicles, help astronauts during spacewalks, and enable science in Gateway’s lunar orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vehicle System Manager (VSM)<\/strong> software will allow Gateway to operate autonomously, representing a leap forward in spacecraft capability. VSM will provide activity planning, resource management, vehicle control, and fault management for Gateway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Artemis elements not managed under the Gateway Program<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/orion-spacecraft\/\">Orion spacecraft<\/a> will deliver crew and supplies to the Gateway space station. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/human-landing-system\/\">Human Landing System<\/a> spacecraft will dock to Gateway to enable Artemis crew transit to and from the lunar surface. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-21.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-21.png?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-21.png 3840w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-21.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-21.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-21.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-21.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-21.png?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-21.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-21.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-21.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-21.png?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-summer-req-images-rev2-21.png?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-nasa-blocks-encyclopedic-sidebar-column hds-column hds-encyclopedic-column hds-encyclopedic-sidebar-column\">\n<div style=\"height:95px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-full\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/np-2024-05-015-jsc-gateway-expanded-view-ppt-final.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/np-2024-05-015-jsc-gateway-expanded-view-ppt-final.png?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/np-2024-05-015-jsc-gateway-expanded-view-ppt-final.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/np-2024-05-015-jsc-gateway-expanded-view-ppt-final.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/np-2024-05-015-jsc-gateway-expanded-view-ppt-final.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/np-2024-05-015-jsc-gateway-expanded-view-ppt-final.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/np-2024-05-015-jsc-gateway-expanded-view-ppt-final.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/np-2024-05-015-jsc-gateway-expanded-view-ppt-final.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/np-2024-05-015-jsc-gateway-expanded-view-ppt-final.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/np-2024-05-015-jsc-gateway-expanded-view-ppt-final.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/np-2024-05-015-jsc-gateway-expanded-view-ppt-final.png?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-nasa-blocks-encyclopedic-content-columns alignfull hds-columns hds-encyclopedic-content-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-nasa-blocks-encyclopedic-primary-column hds-column hds-encyclopedic-column hds-encyclopedic-primary-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Science Destination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gateway space station is one of humanity’s next science utilization platforms, offering unique opportunities to leverage the deep space lunar environment for scientific research and discovery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three science instrument payloads already selected to fly on Gateway will focus on radiation from the Sun and deep space. They are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/hermes\/2022\/01\/28\/hermes-mission-passes-key-milestone-moves-toward-launch\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Heliophysics Environmental and Radiation Measurement Experiment Suite (HERMES)<\/a> that will fly on the outside of HALO.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.esa.int\/exploration\/artemis-introducing-ersa-european-experiment-to-monitor-radiation-in-deep-space\/\" rel=\"noopener\">European Radiation Sensors Array (ERSA)<\/a> that will fly on the outside of PPE.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/gateway-instruments-to-improve-radiation-detection-for-artemis-astronauts\">Internal Dosimeter Array (IDA)<\/a> that  will fly inside of HALO. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gateway Assembly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gateway launch and staging<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first Gateway elements, PPE and HALO, will launch together to lunar orbit on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket no earlier than 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gateway will spend one year transiting to its unique polar orbit, known as <a href=\"http:\/\/8https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/a-lunar-orbit-that-s-just-right-for-the-international-gateway\/\">near-rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO)<\/a>, around the Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Artemis IV, V, and VI assembly missions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On-orbit assembly of the fully realized Gateway space station will commence with the Artemis IV mission that will launch no earlier than September 2028. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Artemis IV<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/artemis-gateway-artemis-iv-gateway-landscapeorig.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/artemis-gateway-artemis-iv-gateway-landscapeorig.png?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/artemis-gateway-artemis-iv-gateway-landscapeorig.png 3840w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/artemis-gateway-artemis-iv-gateway-landscapeorig.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/artemis-gateway-artemis-iv-gateway-landscapeorig.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/artemis-gateway-artemis-iv-gateway-landscapeorig.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/artemis-gateway-artemis-iv-gateway-landscapeorig.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/artemis-gateway-artemis-iv-gateway-landscapeorig.png?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/artemis-gateway-artemis-iv-gateway-landscapeorig.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/artemis-gateway-artemis-iv-gateway-landscapeorig.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/artemis-gateway-artemis-iv-gateway-landscapeorig.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/artemis-gateway-artemis-iv-gateway-landscapeorig.png?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/artemis-gateway-artemis-iv-gateway-landscapeorig.png?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Artist rendering the Lunar I-Hab module delivery to Gateway on the Artemis IV mission.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Artemis astronauts will enter Gateway for the first time on the Artemis IV mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Primary objectives of the mission are to integrate Lunar I-Hab with Gateway and complete the second crewed lunar surface expedition of the Artemis missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mission highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The crewed Orion spacecraft and Lunar I-Hab Gateway element will launch as a co-manifested payload on an SLS Block 1B rocket to lunar orbit. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Orion will deliver Lunar I-Hab to Gateway, where it will dock to HALO.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A Human Landing System spacecraft will dock to Gateway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Artemis IV crew members will use the Human Landing System to descend to and later ascend from the lunar surface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Artemis IV crew will return to Earth on Orion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Artemis V<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Primary objectives of the mission are to integrate Lunar View with Gateway and complete the third crewed lunar surface expedition of the Artemis missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mission highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The crewed Orion spacecraft and the Lunar View element will launch as a co-manifested payload on an SLS Block 1B rocket  to lunar orbit. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Orion will deliver Lunar View to Gateway, where it will dock to HALO.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A Human Landing System spacecraft will dock to Gateway. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Artemis V crew members will use the Human Landing System to descend to and later ascend from the lunar surface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Artemis V crew will return to Earth on Orion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Artemis VI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Primary objectives of the mission are to integrate the Crew and Science Airlock with Gateway and complete the fourth crewed lunar surface expedition of the Artemis missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mission highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The crewed Orion spacecraft and Gateway’s Crew and Science Airlock will launch as a co-manifested payload on an SLS Block 1B rocket to lunar orbit. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Orion will deliver the Crew and Science Airlock to Gateway, where it will dock to Lunar I-Hab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A Human Landing System spacecraft will dock to Gateway. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Artemis VI crew members will use the Human Landing System to descend to and later ascend from the lunar surface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Artemis VI crew will return to Earth on Orion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-nasa-blocks-encyclopedic-sidebar-column hds-column hds-encyclopedic-column hds-encyclopedic-sidebar-column\">\n<div style=\"height:95px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-nasa-blocks-encyclopedic-content-columns alignfull hds-columns hds-encyclopedic-content-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-nasa-blocks-encyclopedic-primary-column hds-column hds-encyclopedic-column hds-encyclopedic-primary-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leadership<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-card-carousel padding-x-4 padding-y-5 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-card-carousel\">\t<div class=\"hds-card-carousel-header grid-container grid-container-widescreen padding-x-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 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min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-nasa-blocks-encyclopedic-sidebar-column hds-column hds-encyclopedic-column hds-encyclopedic-sidebar-column\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-nasa-blocks-encyclopedic-content-columns alignfull hds-columns hds-encyclopedic-content-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-nasa-blocks-encyclopedic-primary-column hds-column hds-encyclopedic-column hds-encyclopedic-primary-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Program History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gateway is making significant progress toward launch of the initial components to lunar orbit. NASA is reviewing the schedule for launch, previously planned for October 2025, to provide additional development time and better align that launch with the Artemis IV mission in 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>January 2024, NASA and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) of the United Arab Emirates announced that under a new implementing arrangement, the UAE will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-united-arab-emirates-announce-artemis-lunar-gateway-airlock\/\">provide Gateway\u2019s Crew and Science Airlock module<\/a>, and a UAE astronaut to fly to the lunar space station on a future Artemis mission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>March 2023, NASA establishes the Moon to Mars Program Office at NASA headquarters to carry out the agency\u2019s human exploration activities at the Moon and Mars for the benefit of humanity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>March 2023, Dr. Jon B. Olansen named Gateway Program Manager.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>March 2023, Dan Hartman retires from NASA with 29 years of service to human spaceflight, including the International Space Station Program and serving as the first Gateway Program Manager.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>January 2023, Gateway participated in the Artemis Architecture Concept Review , a robust analysis process designed to align <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/nasa-details-strategy-behind-blueprint-for-moon-to-mars-exploration\">NASA\u2019s Moon to Mars exploration strategy<\/a> and codify the supporting architecture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>December 2022, Northrop Grumman delivers high-fidelity HALO module mockup to the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center for human factors testing and crew training. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>December 2022, second Gateway Multilateral Coordination Board meeting held.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>November 2022, NASA and JAXA announce that under the Gateway Implementing Arrangement, NASA will provide an opportunity for a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut to serve as a Gateway crew member on a future Artemis mission.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>August 2022, HALO critical design review held.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May 2022, Holly Ridings, NASA’s first female Chief Flight Director, named Deputy Program Manager.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>December 2021, PPE Maxar Preliminary Design Review part two.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>November 2021, Lunar I-Hab Preliminary Design Review part two close-out.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>July 2021, Northrop Grumman extension awarded.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May 2021, HALO preliminary design review close out.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May 2021, first Gateway Multilateral Coordination Board meeting held, modeled after International Space Station Multilateral Coordination Board. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>April 2021, 6KW SEP subsystem test by PPE team, Maxar, and Busek.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>March 2021, Delivery of first Flight SolAero Standard Solar Power Modules (SPM).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>February 2021, HALO primary structure assembly initiated in Italy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>December 2020, Japan signed an agreement (MOU) to partner with NASA on Gateway.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>December 2020, the Canadian Space Agency awarded a contract to MDA to build the Canadarm3 for deep space missions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>November 2020, Canada signed a Gateway agreement (MOU) to contribute external robotics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>October 2020, ESA signed an agreement (MOU) with NASA to contribute habitation and refueling modules and enhanced lunar communications to Gateway. ESA also provides two additional European Service Modules for NASA\u2019s Orion spacecraft.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Northrop Grumman Space received award to design the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) for Gateway<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NASA selected SpaceX as the first U.S. commercial provider under the Gateway Logistics Services contract to deliver cargo, experiments and other supplies to Gateway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>November 2019, the European Space Agency (ESA) received authorization and funding to support its contributions to Gateway including habitation and refueling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>October 2019, Japan announced plans to join the United States on Gateway with contributions of habitation components and logistics resupply.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May 2019, NASA selected Maxar Technologies to develop, build, and support an in-space demonstration of the element.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>February 2019, Canada announced intention to participate in Gateway and contribute advanced external robotics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gateway Program Established<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-nasa-blocks-encyclopedic-sidebar-column hds-column hds-encyclopedic-column hds-encyclopedic-sidebar-column\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-featured-link-list bg-spacesuit-white padding-x-2 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-4 padding-y-5 desktop:padding-y-6 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-link-list\">\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-22\">\n\t\t\t\tLearn More\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row padding-y-2 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row featured-link-list-row width-full flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 tablet:padding-right-3 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full ratio-1x1 radius-pill overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gateway-set-1-iac7-hd-6.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); 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