The two elements that will make up the initial Gateway capability for NASA’s Artemis campaign are getting ready for systems installations this year and next year, as the space agency reviews progress to set a new launch date. The Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) and Habitation and Logistics Module (HALO) are being constructed on different continents for eventual launch together as the Gateway’s co-manifested vehicle (CMV).
NASA announced that the previously scheduled launch of the CMV in September 2025 would be delayed; a new estimate is still being worked, but the conservative baseline commitment to Congress estimated it might be as late as December 2027. Meanwhile, Maxar is ready to begin PPE hardware installations, and HALO is now expected to arrive at Northrop Grumman’s Gilbert, Arizona, facilities by the end of the year.