Gateway is an Infrastructure

Gateway is an Infrastructure

Mar 7, 2019 | Deep Space Gateway, Newsroom

Expanding humanity’s reach into deep space and capitalizing on the opportunities offered by the moon and Mars requires development of an infrastructure beyond Earth orbit that can accommodate astronauts, science, and act as a hub for commercial vehicles. The Gateway...
Gateway is Good for Landers

Gateway is Good for Landers

Nov 3, 2018 | Blog, Deep Space Gateway, Newsroom

  Here’s a little-known fact: Gateway can help us get maximum use out of the landers we are sending to the Moon. NASA expects to award contracts for small commercial landers in December, and these landers are expected to launch to the Moon’s surface starting in...
Gateway Can Do It

Gateway Can Do It

Oct 30, 2018 | Blog, Deep Space Gateway, Newsroom

Gateway Can Do It Gateway provides a number of infrastructure capabilities that will be extremely helpful as NASA partners with industry and international partners to continue to expand into the frontier of deep space. ⯈ CubeSat deployment: Cislunar space operations...
Science Enabled by Gateway

Science Enabled by Gateway

Sep 3, 2018 | Blog, Deep Space Gateway, Newsroom

  Gateway will be a space science laboratory that is both similar and different from the International Space Station. Like the station, it can accommodate exterior research as well as interior experiments. Unlike the station, it orbits the moon where the...
Why a Gateway?

Why a Gateway?

Aug 26, 2018 | Blog, Deep Space Gateway, Newsroom

  As NASA’s Gateway keeps popping up in the news, it is worthwhile to explain what Gateway is and how it fits into the overarching plan for deep space exploration. Gateway is a moon-orbiting space station that will serve as a staging point for missions to the...