The mission will deliver the European Space Agency's ESPRIT refueling and communications module and a Canadian-built robotic arm system for the Gateway.

Gateway is a small modular space station to be established in Near-rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO) in late 2024.

NASA previously contracted SpaceX to develop and demonstrate the Starship Human Landing System.

In addition to design and development work, the contract includes one uncrewed demonstration mission to the lunar surface and the crewed demo in 2030.

[6] The Lunar Terrain Vehicle is an unenclosed rover being developed by NASA that astronauts will drive on the Moon while wearing spacesuits.