Last year, NASA awarded Maxar Technologies the contract for the Power and Propulsion Element, the very first Lunar Gateway contract and, at the time, the first module scheduled to be launched.

NASA's Artemis campaign is rapidly advancing the development of Gateway, a space station that will orbit the Moon and serve ...

NASA’s Artemis campaign is taking shape as the Power and Propulsion Element for the Gateway lunar space station is assembled. This groundbreaking module will power human presence in lunar orbit, ...

One of these modifications involved the Lunar Gateway, a modular space station ... have been contracted to Maxar Technologies and Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, respectively.

The first two modules— PPE built by Maxar and HALO built by Northrop ... NASA said in a statement. Upon reaching lunar orbit, Gateway’s intricate systems will spring to life in anticipation ...

The Propulsion Bus Module of Gateway's Power and Propulsion Element undergoes assembly and installations at Maxar Space Systems in Palo Alto ...

The PPE will provide solar electric propulsion, making Gateway the most ... step toward sustained lunar exploration and future crewed missions to Mars. Meanwhile,Maxar Space Systems has made ...

D.C. — Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin says there’s no need for the lunar-orbiting Gateway outpost that plays a key role in NASA’s vision to land astronauts on the… Read More NASA says it ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. NASA’s Lunar Gateway is a major part of the Artemis program that will eventually send ...

Recently NASA announced earlier this month that the 12 kW Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) — which is scheduled to form an integral part of the Lunar Gateway when it is launched ...

Maxar Technologies offers broadband communications and space-focused operations to both commercial sector and government customers. Their specialties lie in satellites, Earth imagery, geospatial ...