Lunar Gateway
An illustration of the Gateway's Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) and Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) in orbit around the Moon | |
| Station statistics | |
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| Crew | 4 maximum (planned) |
| Launch | 2027 (planned) |
| Carrier rocket | Falcon Heavy SLS Block 1B |
| Launch pad | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 |
| Mission status | In development |
| Pressurised volume | ≥125 m3 (4,400 cu ft) (planned) |
| Periselene altitude | 3,000 km (1,900 mi) |
| Aposelene altitude | 70,000 km (43,000 mi) |
| Orbital inclination | Polar near-rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO) |
| Orbital period | ≈7 days |
| Days in orbit | 15 years (planned) |
| Configuration | |
Configuration as of 16 November 2022 | |
| Part of a series on the |
| United States space program |
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The Lunar Gateway would be a space station assembled in orbit around the Moon, developed as part of NASA’s Artemis program. In 2023 plans, Gateway was intended to serve as a communications hub, science laboratory, and habitation module for supporting both crewed and robotic lunar exploration. It was intended to be the first space station constructed beyond low Earth orbit and as a staging point for future human missions to Mars.
The project was led by NASA in collaboration with international partners, including the European Space Agency (ESA), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), with additional participation from commercial partners.
In July 2025, the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act allocated $2.6 billion to fund the program through FY 2032. However, in 2026, there has been speculative reports of a possible cancellation, since mentions of the station were removed from Congressional funding legislation.