the limiting factor would have become how long the crew could realistically remain cooped up in the tiny Lunar Excursion Module (LEM). In comparison, the Artemis program is far more ambitious.

NASA's Artemis campaign is rapidly advancing the development of Gateway, a space station that will orbit the Moon and serve ...

Additionally, ESA has begun production of Lunar I-Hab, a second pressurized habitation module that will be delivered aboard Artemis IV, further expanding Gateway’s capacity for long-term lunar ...