The Gateway Online

This isn't just a U.S. project. Agencies from around the world are contributing critical modules:

The first elements, PPE and HALO, are slated to launch together on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy . While there have been strategic shifts and debates about the station's role versus surface bases, the Gateway remains a critical "stepping stone" for sustainable deep-space exploration. The Gateway

The Gateway isn't just a destination—it's the front door to the rest of the solar system. This isn't just a U

is providing the station's crew and science airlock. The Science of Deep Space While there have been strategic shifts and debates

Gateway will serve as a laboratory in a way Earth-orbiting stations cannot. Because it is outside Earth's protective magnetic field, it offers a rare chance to study . Instruments like HERMES and ERSA will monitor solar wind and space weather to help protect future travelers headed for Mars. What’s Next?

For decades, the International Space Station (ISS) has been our primary home in the stars, orbiting just a few hundred miles above Earth. But a new era is beginning. As part of the Artemis campaign , NASA and its international partners are building —a small space station that will orbit the Moon. Why the Moon?

is providing the PPE (Power and Propulsion Element) and the HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost).