... for Artemis III, which is planned to land the first astronauts near the lunar South Pole. Artemis IV, the first mission to the Gateway lunar space station, remains on track for 2028. "We are returning to the Moon in a way we never have before, and...
... who would have to work in the microgravity environment for the long term. The most promising are related to novel exercise devices that we will test on the space station in 2024 and then hopefully fly to the gateway. However, ESA is also doing...
... and other deep-space destinations. Looking a lot like the crew and service module from NASA’s Orion spacecraft which the US agency hope will carry their astronauts to the Gateway ahead of lunar surface missions beginning in 2024, China...
...’s request: $1.345 billion instead of $1.195 billion - a budget which also funds the Gateway, Advanced Cislunar and Surface Capabilities, Advanced Exploration Systems, and the Human Research Programme. This limited funding increase appears not nearly...
... crewed lunar surface transportation services that will provide human access to the lunar surface using the Gateway on a regularly recurring basis beyond the initial crewed demonstration mission. With NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, Orion...
...adventure. Considerable risks must be managed, and lives may (will?) be lost on the journey. Artist’s concept of NASA’s Deep Space Gateway. The Gateway will be the first human outpost beyond low Earth orbit, serving as a Moon-orbiting exploration hub...