Phase 1 Gateway Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin's approach involves using Orion and a scaled-down Gateway, as well as development of a two-stage lunar lander. Credit: Lockheed Martin

COLORADO SPRINGS — Lockheed Martin says it has developed an approach to achieving the goal of landing humans on the south pole of the moon by 2024, but warns that construction of essential hardware would have to start soon to meet that deadline.

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Jeff Foust writes about space policy, commercial space, and related topics for SpaceNews. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science...