---
title: "Russia Confirms Participation in NASA’s Deep Space Gateway Project"
description: "Russian space agency Roscosmos announced its official joining with NASA's Deep Space Getaway project. They will specialize in docking systems."
date: "2017-09-28"
modified: "2017-09-28"
authors:
  - name: "Brad Jones"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/bradj.md"
url: "https://futurism.com/russia-confirms-participation-in-nasas-deep-space-gateway-project"
categories:
  - "NASA"
  - "Space"
tags:
  - "deep space gateway"
  - "lunar space station"
  - "NASA"
  - "Roscosmos"
---

# Russia Confirms Participation in NASA’s Deep Space Gateway Project

![deep space gateway lunar space station roscosmos nasa](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/habitation_concept.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: \<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/deep-space-gateway-to-open-opportunities-for-distant-destinations" target="\_blank"\>NASA\</a\>\</em\>*

## To the Moon

Earlier this week, it was reported that [Russia planned to announce its participation](<https://futurism.com/russia-announcing-partnership-with-nasa-to-build-first-lunar-space-station-ever.md>) in NASA's plans to build the first lunar space station, a project known as the [Deep Space Gateway](<https://futurism.com/russia-announcing-partnership-with-nasa-to-build-first-lunar-space-station-ever.md>). Now, it's been made official.

"The partners intend to develop international technical standards which will be used later, in particular to create a [space station](<https://futurism.com/category/space>) in lunar orbit," read a statement from the Russian space agency Roscosmos. Russian and American scientists will collaborate on the technologies required to perform experiments on the station, and to facilitate visits to the lunar surface.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n0q_Q7Em3k

Russia will contribute its expertise in creating docking systems, which will allow astronauts to travel to and from the station. NASA has already agreed to standards laid out for the docking unit, and it's expected that a Russian design will be used when construction begins in the 2020s.

## All for One

Roscosmos' general director Igor Komarov indicated that at least five countries were now building their own rockets and systems for use with the [lunar space station](<https://futurism.com/a-space-station-that-orbits-the-moon-may-be-on-the-way.md>). This demonstrates the profound importance of setting up a unified set of standards well ahead of time.

Scientists in geographically distant labs situated all around the world will be hard at work building spacecraft and equipment to get them to the facility, and perform research while they're there. It's imperative that all this hardware is compatible with the station — particularly in the case of something as vital as the [docking procedure](<https://futurism.com/space-train-concept-could-get-humans-to-mars-in-two-days-if-only-it-would-work.md>).

However, the Deep Space Gateway is still in the concept phase. There's no formal agreement in place with Roscosmos, and NASA hasn't even secured funding for the station. That being said, confirmation that Russia plans to play a part in the build should help push the project forward.

## More

- [NASA Issues $2.8 Million in Contracts to Design a Power Solution for the Deep Space Gateway](<https://futurism.com/nasa-issues-million-contracts-design-power-solution-deep-space-gateway.md>)
- [NASA Wants Its Deep Space Gateway Habitat To Orbit The Moon By 2024](<https://futurism.com/nasa-deep-space-gateway-2024.md>)
- [Russia Announcing Partnership with NASA to Build First Lunar Space Station Ever](<https://futurism.com/russia-announcing-partnership-with-nasa-to-build-first-lunar-space-station-ever.md>)
- [Russia Confirms That It’s Abandoning the International Space Station](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/russia-confirms-abandoning-international-space-station.md>)
- [NASA Hires SpaceX to Supply Lunar Gateway Space Station](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-hires-spacex-supply-lunar-gateway-space-station.md>)
- [Russia to Send Humans to the Moon in 2029 To Build a Lunar Station](<https://futurism.com/russia-to-send-human-to-the-moon-in-2029-to-build-a-lunar-station.md>)
- [NASA Releases Beautiful New Renders of Lunar Gateway Space Station](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-renders-lunar-gateway-spacex-dragon-xl.md>)
- [NASA Inspector Issues Warning About Growing Cracks Leaking Air From Space Station](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-concerned-cracks-leaks-space-station.md>)