Gateway zoom on Lunar View

Artist’s impression of the core elements of the lunar Gateway showing Lunar View and Lunar Link. The Gateway will enable sustainable exploration around – and on – the Moon, while enabling research and demonstrating the technologies and processes necessary to conduct a future mission to Mars.

This close-up view shows NASA's Power and Propulsion Element and Habitation and Logistics Outpost that includes ESA's Lunar View and Lunar Link to supply enhanced communications, refuelling capability and a window, similar to the European-built Cupola observatory on the International Space Station.

European astronauts will join international colleagues to travel to and work on the Gateway. They will fly to the outpost on NASA’s Orion spacecraft powered by European Service Modules that provide electricity, water, air and a comfortable temperature for the astronauts (bottom right).

Note: Lunar View and Lunar Link were previously grouped together as ESPRIT (European System Providing Refueling, Infrastructure and Telecommunications) - Lunar View specifically was known as ESPRIT Refuelling Module (ERM) and Lunar Link as HLCS, or HALO Lunar Communications System. You can see a more recent artist's impression of Lunar View here.