Testing Gateway’s AEPS Thruster at NASA Glenn (grc-2025-c-07118)

Caption: Teams at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland conduct acceptance testing on the third and final 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: Sept. 2, 2025 Credit: NASA

Engineers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland prepare the third and final Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) thruster for acceptance testing. Following successful testing, the thruster was delivered to Lanteris Space Systems in Palo Alto, California, for installation on the primary structure Gateway’s Power and Propulsion Element. Credit: NASA

Photographer NASA/GRC/Jef Janis
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