NASA Starts Up Gateway’s Power System for First Time

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Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)

The primary structure of Gateway’s Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) undergoing assembly, integration, and testing at Lanteris Space Systems in Palo Alto, California, on September 29, 2025.

Lanteris Space Systems

Development continues on NASA’s Power and Propulsion Element, a solar electric propulsion spacecraft designed to provide power for Gateway in lunar orbit.

Able to generate 60 kilowatts of power...