NASA and the Government of Japan on Thursday announced further contributions by Japan to Gateway, a key component of the agency’s Artemis missions for long-term lunar exploration. NASA Administrator ...

But others, including a previous NASA administrator and a former Space Station astronaut, say Gateway is an expensive, risky, dilly-dallying step engineers could skip — and that NASA could instead ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA is at a “crossroads” in deciding how to handle logistics for the lunar Gateway as it considers alternative approaches. NASA selected SpaceX in 2020 for the Gateway Logistics ...

In one way or another, the Lunar Gateway has lingered around the periphery of NASA’s human exploration program since the Obama administration. Back then, the elements that eventually coalesced into ...

The Apollo lunar missions worked by using a spacecraft in two parts. The Command and Service Module (CSM) and the Lunar Module (LM) traveled together from the launch pad at Cape Kennedy to lunar orbit ...

NASA’s Lunar Gateway is facing some serious challenges ahead of its launch: The orbital outpost may be unable to support large visiting vehicles such as SpaceX’s Starship, which is 18 times more ...

The Middle Eastern nation will get to send one of its astronauts to Gateway as part of the deal. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

The AEPS engines are more than twice as powerful as current in-space ion thrusters. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking ...

NASA has announced that it’s partnering with the European Space Agency (ESA) to create a floating Moon base for astronauts. The base will be known as the ‘Gateway’ and aims to facilitate long Moon ...

NASA has plans to launch the first deep space station for humans to live long-term. Is it a necessary step to Mars? By Sarah Scoles/Undark Published Feb 3, 2025 8:00 AM EST This article was originally ...