Earlier planning assigned PPE and HALO to launch no earlier than 2027, with Gateway supporting missions beginning with Artemis IV, planned for 2028. The 2026 shift toward a lunar surface base means those dates and the station’s intended role are no longer reliable foundations for long-term lunar infrastructure planning.[10]
Relevance to the Ark
Earlier planning assigned PPE and HALO to launch no earlier than 2027, with Gateway supporting missions beginning with Artemis IV, planned for 2028. The 2026 shift toward a lunar surface base means th
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WHY WE TRACK THIS
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