What’s the point of a space station around the Moon?

Gateway is a planned outpost in lunar orbit, but can it survive a current re-think of the Nasa-led Artemis programme?
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NASA fuels up giant Artemis 2 moon rocket. Yes, it's a little leaky. So is it ready to fly?

The space agency conducted a crucial fueling test today (Feb. 2) with the Artemis 2 mission's Space Launch System (SLS) ...

NASA's Artemis II plans to send a crew around the moon to test equipment and lay the groundwork for a future landing

Almost as tall as a football field, NASA's Space Launch System rocket and capsule stack traveled slowly—just under one mile per hour—out to the Artemis II launchpad, its temporary home at the Kennedy ...