Lunar Gateway Question

[dewline]

Is Lunar Gateway meant to co-exist alongside ISS?

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/05/facing-2024-deadline-nasa-issues-a-report-defending-the-lunar-gateway/

Comments

[thewayne]

To me, a lunar gateway is infinitely sensible, especially if it's at a midpoint trans-lunar. The ISS is in too low an orbit and requires somewhat frequent boosts, whereas a higher gateway wouldn't need those boosts. But I think the most important bit is if you can figure out how to make an H2 fuel on the moon and how to build things there. Establish a base there, build rockets there, then use a Lunar Gateway station for assembly. Then launch deep-space missions from THERE, rather than having to expend such ridiculous amounts of boost having to get out of earth's gravity debt.

I think it's infinity sensible until they figure out how to make space evelators.