{"id":19014,"date":"2017-03-31T18:51:22","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T10:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/after-the-international-space-station-get-ready-for-nasas-deep-space-gateway\/"},"modified":"2017-03-31T18:51:22","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T10:51:22","slug":"after-the-international-space-station-get-ready-for-nasas-deep-space-gateway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/after-the-international-space-station-get-ready-for-nasas-deep-space-gateway\/","title":{"rendered":"After the International Space Station, get ready for NASA\u2019s Deep Space Gateway"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_321623\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-321623\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-321623\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170330-dsg-630x463.jpg\" alt=\"NASA Deep Space Gateway\" width=\"630\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170330-dsg-630x463.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170330-dsg-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170330-dsg-1240x910.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170330-dsg.jpg 1471w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-321623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An artist\u2019s conception shows the Deep Space Gateway in the vicinity of the moon, with an Orion crew vehicle nearby. (NASA Illustration)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>President Donald Trump hasn\u2019t yet revealed his choice for NASA administrator, but the space agency is already shifting the focus of its exploration program to a way station known as the Deep Space Gateway.<\/p>\n<p>The concept for a habitable platform in the vicinity of the moon, known as cislunar space, was fleshed out this week on NASA\u2019s website, and&nbsp;during meetings of the NASA Advisory Council in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Payloads and astronauts could be sent to the gateway starting in the 2020s using the heavy-lift Space Launch System rocket and the Orion crew vehicle, both of which are still under development.<\/p>\n<p>The gateway would be a crew-tended spaceport with a high-power electric propulsion system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI envision different partners, both international and commercial, contributing to the gateway and using it in a variety of ways with a system that can move to different orbits to enable a variety of missions,\u201d said Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA\u2019s associate administrator for human exploration and operations. \u201cThe gateway could move to support robotic or partner missions to the surface of the moon, or to a high lunar orbit to support missions departing from the gateway to other destinations in the solar system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the advisory council\u2019s sessions, Gerstenmaier said modules for the gateway would be sent to its assembly point in a series of SLS missions running through 2026, supplemented by commercial shipments.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=847515898789322752&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2017%2Fspace-station-nasa-deep-space-gateway%2F&amp;sessionId=094f972ce2f2cad518ec3a46230ae4b2f90e6a81&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"847515898789322752\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782802938288794437=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gerst showing charts from Tuesday\u2019s talk on initial plan for missions to set up DSG. Could include Canadian arm on EM-4. pic.twitter.com\/80DbjfH3Ib<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) March 30, 2017<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A new type of reusable vehicle, known as the Deep Space Transport, would be developed for long-duration missions beyond the moon&nbsp;\u2013 including trips to Mars. The transport would take advantage of electric as well as chemical propulsion, and could use the gateway as its home base.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_321625\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-321625\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-321625 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170331-dst-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Concept for NASA Deep Space Transport\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170331-dst-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170331-dst.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-321625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This graphic shows one concept for a Deep Space Transport. (NASA Illustration)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sometime in the late 2020s, the gateway and the transport vehicle would go through a yearlong \u201cshakedown cruise\u201d in the vicinity of the moon to validate the system\u2019s readiness for missions to Mars and other deep-space destinations.<\/p>\n<p>The tentative timetable shared with the advisory council calls for the Mars trips to begin in the 2030s, which is consistent with NASA\u2019s previously announced exploration goals.<\/p>\n<p>Gerstenmaier&nbsp;emphasized that the plan would incorporate contributions from partner organizations such as the European and Canadian space agencies, as well as commercial ventures.<\/p>\n<p>His&nbsp;timetable assumes that NASA will proceed with the development of a more powerful version of the SLS, known as Block 2.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=847517777686679552&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2017%2Fspace-station-nasa-deep-space-gateway%2F&amp;sessionId=094f972ce2f2cad518ec3a46230ae4b2f90e6a81&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"847517777686679552\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782802938288794437=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">His chart of later missions also assumes Block 2 SLS is available in the late 2020s: pic.twitter.com\/ieMgJVyzex<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) March 30, 2017<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The plan leaves room for the launch of NASA\u2019s Europa Clipper probe to an ice-covered moon of Jupiter in 2022. But it doesn\u2019t leave room for retrieving and studying a piece of an asteroid, as had been planned by the Obama administration. NASA has essentially acknowledged that the Asteroid Retrieval Mission is no longer in the cards, although the ARM program to work on solar electric propulsion will continue.<\/p>\n<p>Gerstenmaier indicated that NASA was close to deciding&nbsp;whether it\u2019ll be feasible to put a crew on the first flight of the SLS, known as Exploration Mission 1 or EM-1. If the answer is yes, EM-1 is likely to be delayed from late 2018 to 2019 or 2020.<\/p>\n<p>That flight would send an Orion vehicle on a nonstop round trip ranging far beyond the moon and back, by virtue of what\u2019s known as a free-return trajectory. The only question about EM-1 is whether NASA can justify the added cost and risk of putting a crew on board.<\/p>\n<p>There are other, bigger questions about the overall plan: Does it mesh with President Donald Trump\u2019s dream to see \u201cAmerican footprints on distant worlds\u201d? Will Congress go along with it? And will NASA\u2019s 15-year-plus timetable for journeys to Mars be outpaced by SpaceX\u2019s grander plan for Mars settlement?<\/p>\n<p>Answers could start coming in the next few weeks, but those answers could be totally different a decade from now. Watch this cislunar space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An artist\u2019s conception shows the Deep Space Gateway in the vicinity of the moon, with an Orion crew vehicle nearby. 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