Aerojet Rocketdyne

Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA's Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) thruster that will be used on NASA's Gateway orbiting lunar outpost has passed a major milestone, completing its first full-power test, running at 12.5 kW.

Working in coordination with NASA engineers from Glenn Research and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory​,Aerojet Rocketdyne says it has completed its early systems integration test​ of the Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) 13-kW Hall thruster, clearing the way for further development.