Lunar Gateway

Overview

The Lunar Gateway is a planned small space station in orbit around the Moon, to be built by NASA and international partners as part of the Artemis program. It is not yet operational.

Highlights

• ▹Planned outpost in lunar orbit
• ▹A staging point for crewed Artemis landings

Knowledge connections

• Operated byNASA
• Operated byESA
• Operated byJAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
• Operated byCanadian Space Agency (CSA)
• Part of programArtemis program
• Associated withLunar Surface Base
• Associated withThe Moon-to-Mars Architecture

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

  Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.

• ESAEuropean Space Agency

  European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.