Gateway Is An Option - Not A Feature - For The Moon 2024 Thing

Gateway No Longer Mandatory For 2024 Lunar Landing, Space Policy Online

"The head of NASA's human exploration program said today that the lunar Gateway that has been a linchpin of the Artemis program no longer is a mandatory component of getting astronauts back on the Moon by 2024. NASA has decided to "decouple" getting to the Moon "fast" versus getting there "sustainably" and Gateway is not needed to get there fast. This dramatic turnaround was driven by the need to meet the Trump Administration's deadline to put astronauts on the lunar surface before the end of a second Trump term if he is reelected."

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