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A group of people work together inside a vacuum chamber at NASA's Glenn Research Center to prepare an Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) thruster for testing. Most are kneeling or crouching around the thruster, which is mounted on a wheeled metal stand near the center of the chamber.

Gateway Hardware Milestone: First AEPS Thruster for Power and Propulsion Element Delivered to NASA Glenn (GRC-2025-C-01653)

NASA Glenn Research Center has received the first of three Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) thrusters for the Gateway lunar space station. Built by L3Harris Technologies, the thruster will undergo testing before integration with Gateway’s Power and Propulsion Element, launching with the HALO module ahead of Artemis IV.

Image Credit: NASA/GRC/Jef Janis
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