Wednesday, February 4, 2026

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The Power and Propulsion Element for NASA's Gateway lunar space station undergoes battery installations at Lanteris Space Systems in Palo Alto, California...in January 2026.
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Gateway’s Power and Propulsion Element Undergoes Battery Installations (Photo Release)

Gateway’s Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) undergoes battery installations at Lanteris Space Systems in Palo Alto, California, in January 2026.

PPE is a 60-kilowatt solar electric propulsion spacecraft that will supply the lunar space station with power, high-rate communications, attitude control, orbit maintenance, and orbit transfer capabilities.

The PPE's design is based on Lanteris Space Systems’ commercial 1300 bus, enhanced with the most powerful Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) thrusters and the largest roll-out solar arrays (ROSAs) ever developed.

Lanteris Space Systems is the lead industry partner for PPE’s design, manufacturing and integration.

Source: NASA.Gov

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The Power and Propulsion Element for NASA's Gateway lunar space station undergoes battery installations at Lanteris Space Systems in Palo Alto, California...in January 2026.
Lanteris Space Systems

Range of motion testing is conducted on the thruster gimbals for the Gateway’s Power and Propulsion Element at Palo Alto, California.
Lanteris Space Systems

Range of motion testing is conducted on the thruster gimbals for the Gateway’s Power and Propulsion Element at Palo Alto, California.
Lanteris Space Systems

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