Gateway
Lunar I-Hab
ESA-JAXA habitation module launching with Artemis IV to expand Gateway living and research space.
Under development for delivery with Artemis IV, whose current public launch target is no earlier than September 2028.
Official mission site ↗The mission
Lunar I-Hab is Gateway's second habitation module. ESA provides the pressurized element, Thales Alenia Space is prime contractor, and JAXA supplies environmental control, life support, thermal-control functions, cameras, and batteries.
The launch
- Launch
- No earlier than September 2028
- Launch location
- Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- Launch vehicle
- Space Launch System Block 1B
- Orbit
- Near-rectilinear halo orbit around the Moon
Mission timeline
Module development and verification
2020s
ESA, Thales Alenia Space, and JAXA develop and qualify the habitation and life-support systems.
Open milestone source ↗Objectives
- 01
Expand Gateway crew living volume.
- 02
Provide sleeping and communal dining space.
- 03
Support internal research and external payloads.
- 04
Supply core life-support capability with JAXA systems.
Spacecraft
Lunar I-Hab
Approximately 10 cubic metres of habitable volume with living quarters, research interfaces, and JAXA life support.
- Manufacturer
- Thales Alenia Space for ESA
- Power
- Gateway electrical power
- Internal and external research interfaces
Gallery
One image from Lunar I-Hab.
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