Lunar Gateway

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The Lunar Gateway was a planned modular space station that would have been assembled in orbit around the Moon as part of the Artemis program. Derived from earlier concepts such as the Exploration Gateway Platform, it was developed from 2017 until 2026, when the leading space agency NASA shifted focus to developing a lunar surface base. The elements of Gateway are expected to be repurposed for other projects. The project was developed 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) of the United Arab Emirates. One of the technical drivers for Gateway was the limited propulsion capability of Orion's European Service Module used for the Artemis missions, which could not independently depart from low lunar orbit. A near-rectilinear halo orbit was selected, which reduced propulsion requirements. Gateway was intended to serve as a staging point...

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