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is providing the PPE (Power and Propulsion Element) and the HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost).

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and JAXA (Japan) are building the I-Hab and Lunar View modules for living space and refueling.

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is providing the station's crew and science airlock. The Science of Deep Space

, including the resource-rich South Pole.

is developing Canadarm3 , a smart robotic arm to maintain the station even when humans aren't there.

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.