Gateway Program
Gateway is the NASA-led international programme developed around a lunar-orbit outpost for habitation, science, logistics and visiting spacecraft. On 24 March 2026, NASA announced its intent to pause Gateway in its current form while shifting emphasis toward infrastructure for sustained lunar surface operations. The agency said applicable equipment and international partner commitments would be repurposed to support that strategy. The earlier orbital-station design remains relevant to the programme's history; the announcement does not establish that its original assembly and operating plan is proceeding unchanged.
Identity
- Aliases
- GatewayLunar GatewayGateway lunar space station
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Gateway Program
- Status
- active
- Types
- explorationinfrastructureoperationsdevelopmentscience
Details
- Description
- Gateway is the NASA-led international programme developed around a lunar-orbit outpost for habitation, science, logistics and visiting spacecraft. On 24 March 2026, NASA announced its intent to pause Gateway in its current form while shifting emphasis toward infrastructure for sustained lunar surface operations. The agency said applicable equipment and international partner commitments would be repurposed to support that strategy. The earlier orbital-station design remains relevant to the programme's history; the announcement does not establish that its original assembly and operating plan is proceeding unchanged.
- Leads
- Parent Program
- Participants
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 5, 2026 at 00:21:45 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 17, 2026 at 12:06:54 UTC