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ARTEMIS COMPONENTS: Gateway Deep Space Logistics
Illustration of Phase 2 Gateway
The Gateway will be an outpost orbiting the Moon that provides vital support for a sustainable, long-term human return to the lunar surface, as well as a staging point for deep space exploration. It is a critical component of NASA’s Artemis program. The Gateway is a destination for astronaut expeditions and science investigations, as well as a port for deep space transportation such as landers en route to the lunar surface or spacecraft embarking to destinations beyond the Moon. While the Gateway Program is led out of the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Deep Space Logistics (DSL) is the Gateway Project office at Kennedy Space Center responsible for leading the commercial supply chain in deep space by procuring services for transporting cargo, equipment, and consumables to enable exploration of the Moon and Mars. Kennedy's Deep Space Logistics office is the focal point for all Gateway activities conducted at the spaceport, including: • Commercial acquisition and contract management •
End-to-end commercial service mission management, insight, and approval
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Spaceport host for commercial, deep space logistics, payload processing, and delivery services
Initial commercial partner announcement •
In March 2020, SpaceX was announced as the first awardee under the Gateway Logistics Services contract; a result of an expedited procurement cycle of less than 12 months from Request For Proposal to award announcement.
