Why NASA wants to build a space station around the Moon | NASA Gateway, SLS and Artemis

The video discusses NASA's Artemis program, focusing on the Gateway mission, a collaborative effort to establish a space station around the moon. It highlights the role of the SLS rocket in launching components for Gateway and the Orion module. The video also covers budget challenges, international competition, and plans for lunar exploration, including the Artemis 3 mission and the potential for a lunar colony. The importance of Gateway as a hub for future missions to Mars is emphasized, along with the scientific and commercial benefits of lunar exploration.

What are the proposed benefits of establishing a lunar colony?

How might the moon serve as a resource for materials like helium-3?

What are the potential uses of metal foams produced on the moon?

What are the future missions planned after Artemis 3?