Skytek’s contribution to Gateway will be a software system to help astronauts with the day-to-day operations of the station, building on the wealth of knowledge accumulated from running the international space station.
Paul Kiernan, Skytek’s chief technical officer, said: “The technology which Skytek will develop for Gateway will include the latest in augmented reality-based applications supporting the complex operations astronauts will have to perform on board the Gateway.” Dr Rüdiger Seine, ESA’s head of astronaut training, said: “We are awarding Skytek the contract for the flight data file software suite for the Lunar Gateway after open competition. Skytek has decades of experience and a proven track record of developing software for the international space station.