The Gateway -

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?

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? The Gateway

for astronauts, providing a place to live, refuel, and prepare for trips down to the Moon or even further missions to Mars. A Global Collaboration For decades, the International Space Station (ISS) has

is providing the station's crew and science airlock. The Science of Deep Space Why the Moon

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

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