NASA’s plans for Gateway space station

NASA's Lunar Gateway is a space station set to orbit the moon, supporting sustainable human lunar missions. It will serve as a pit stop for astronauts traveling to the moon, with a lunar lander by SpaceX facilitating surface access. The Gateway is also envisioned as a staging point for deeper space missions. The project begins in 2024 with the launch of key modules, providing initial living space for astronauts.

What is the primary purpose of NASA's Lunar Gateway space station?

• To serve as a tourist destination

• To provide support for sustainable human missions to the moon

• To replace the International Space Station

• To conduct Mars exploration

How will astronauts reach the moon from the Lunar Gateway?

• By using a space elevator

• By teleportation

• Via a Lunar Lander built by SpaceX

• By parachuting down

What additional role could the Lunar Gateway serve in the future?

• As a museum for space artifacts

• As a training center for astronauts

• As a port for spacecraft traveling beyond the moon

• As a weather monitoring station

When is the dual launch of the power and propulsion element and the habitation and logistics outpost scheduled?

• 2022

• 2023

• 2024

• 2025

What will the habitation and logistics outpost initially provide?

• A research lab for scientists

• Living space for astronauts on lunar missions

• A storage area for lunar samples

• A communication hub for Earth