Habitation

and Logistics 

Outpost (HALO)

The HALO—the initial crew 

cabin for astronauts visiting 

the Gateway—is where 

astronauts will live and work 

aboard the Gateway. It has 

multiple docking ports for 

visiting spacecraft and cargo 

space for science experiments 

and storage.

Power and 

Propulsion 

Element (PPE)

The PPE is the Gateway’s 

power house, maintaining its 

position in lunar orbit and 

powering other Gateway 

spacecraft. It also provides 

powerful Moon-to-Earth 

communications.

NASA’s gateway — First Component 
With the Artemis program, 

NASA will land the first 

woman and next man on the 

Moon by 2024, using 

innovative technologies to 

explore more of the lunar 

surface than ever before.

learn more: nasa.gov/artemis

WE ARE GOING!

THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM

Deep space rocket that will 

send Orion and its crew to 

the lunar orbit

ORION SPACECRAFT

Will dock with Gateway 

allowing astronauts 

to climb aboard the 

orbiting outpost

ARTEMIS GENERATION 

SPACE SUITS

Keeping astronauts 

safe in deep space on 

Orion and Gateway

THE GATEWAY

OUTPOST ORBITING THE MOON
LET’S DRAW 

THE Gateway! 1.

The Gateway CAN BE DRAWN 

USING SIMPLE SHAPES.

USING THE PENCIL, DRAW 

two intersecting 

diagonal lines, two small 

squares THAT will be used 

to create THE SHAPE OF THE 

Power and propulsion 

element (PPE), two 

elongated rectangles for 

the solar array panels, and 

a series of ovals that you 

will use to create the 

shape of the Habitation 

and Logistics outpost 

(halo).

DRAW red SHAPES 

This activity USING A pencil 

requires a pencil

and a black pen or a

marker. For every 

step, you will use 

the pencil to draw 

the guidelines and 

the marker to draw 

the final shapes. the 

current shapes to 

be drawn are shown 

in red.

SUPPLY LIST

PENCIL WITH 

ERASER

bLACK PEN OR 

MARKER

SHEET OF PAPER

Artist hint:

Use a ruler to 

help with your 

lines.
Draw the outer 

boundary lines 

and the docking 

ports

2.

Draw the outlines of the 

PPE, its solar array 

panels, and the HALO to 

complete the basic 

shapes that make up the 

Gateway.

Draw additional oval 

shapes along the HALO to 

create the ports where 

Orion, human landing 

systems, logistics 

deliveries, And other 

future spacecraft can 

dock.

The PPE, designed and built by 

Maxar Technologies, is a 50kW

-class solar electric power 

spacecraft – three times more 

powerful than current commercial 

solar electric propulsion 

capabilities.

DRAW THESE SHAPES 

USING A pencil 
The PPE includes a groundbreaking, 

ultra-lightweight solar array 

system called Roll Out Solar Array 

(ROSA), which can harvest 60 kW of 

electrical power from the sun.

Add details 3. to the ppe

draw another set of ovals 

for the communications 

antennas. Add thrusters 

to the front and back of 

the ppe.

the PPE’s thrusters help 

keep the gateway in 

CIS-LUNER orbit and allow 

for orbit adjustments 

when needed.

DRAW THESE SHAPES 

USING A pencil 
Add more

details to

the ppe

4.

Draw the lines 

connecting the 

communications 

antennas to PPE.

Draw the middle 

section connecting 

PPE and HALO. These 

first two pieces of 

the Gateway will be 

integrated on Earth 

for launch on a 

powerful rocket

in 2023. 

DRAW THESE SHAPES 

USING A pencil 

The PPE’s powerful communications 

antennas will relay important 

information from astronauts and 

robots on the Moon back to Earth. 

Controllers on Earth can also use 

the PPE to control rovers on the 

lunar surface!
Add details 5. to the HALO

draw three additional 

ovals and three straight 

lines within the tubed 

halo outline. These lines 

will help section off the 

halo’s external details.

HALO is about the size of a small 

studio apartment. When Orion is 

docked to it, the two spacecraft 

can sustain four astronauts for 

up to a month while orbiting the 

Moon.

Northrop Grumman is building the 

HALO, which will be a stretch 

version of their Cygnus spacecraft 

that delivers cargo to the 

International Space Station.

DRAW THESE SHAPES 

USING A pencil 
Add more

details to

the HALO

6.

Continue adding 

external details to 

the HALO.

The Gateway is designed to 

operate autonomously as a deep 

space science outpost even when 

astronauts aren’t living on board.

In addition to being an astronaut 

“home away from home,” the HALO will 

be outfitted to conduct exciting 

science investigations that will 

help us learn more about the deep 

space environment.

DRAW THESE SHAPES 

USING A pencil 
Erase the pencil

lines 

Draw these shapes 

using a black pen

Ink outlines

and erase the 

guidelines

7

Ink the final outlines 

and erase all pencil 

guidelines. You’re now 

ready to add shading or 

color!

The PPE and HALO are just the start 

of the Gateway. Other spacecraft 

will join them over time, making 

it more and more capable as a 

science and exploration lunar 

outpost.
Share your 8 masterpiece!

Make it your own! Add 

exciting colors, extra 

details, or even draw the 

gateway orbiting the 

moon!

Don’t forget to share 

your masterpiece on 

social media!

#DRAWARTEMIS

Artist hint:

Use the image on 

the front cover 

as A reference 

for small 

details, colors, 

and textures.

National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration

www.nasa.gov

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