Testing Gateway’s AEPS Thruster at NASA Glenn (grc-2025-c-05207)

Caption: Teams at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland conduct acceptance testing on the second of three Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) thrusters for Gateway’s Power and Propulsion Element. After successfully completing testing, the thruster will be delivered to Lanteris Space Systems in Palo Alto, California, for installation on PPE’s primary structure.

Location: NASA's Glenn Research Center 

Date: June 26, 2025

Credit: NASA

Engineers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland work together to position and secure the second of three Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) thrusters for acceptance testing. Following testing, the thruster was delivered to Lanteris Space Systems in Palo Alto, California, for installation on Gateway’s Power and Propulsion Element. Credit: NASA

Photographer NASA/GRC/Jef Janis
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