The - Gateway

, including the resource-rich South Pole.

The first elements, PPE and HALO, are slated to launch together on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy . While there have been strategic shifts and debates about the station's role versus surface bases, the Gateway remains a critical "stepping stone" for sustainable deep-space exploration. The Gateway

is providing the station's crew and science airlock. The Science of Deep Space , including the resource-rich South Pole