{"id":475593,"date":"2023-07-12T10:52:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T14:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=migration&p=475593"},"modified":"2023-11-01T12:55:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T16:55:03","slug":"nasa-aerojet-rocketdyne-put-gateway-thruster-system-to-the-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/glenn\/nasa-aerojet-rocketdyne-put-gateway-thruster-system-to-the-test\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA, Aerojet Rocketdyne Put Gateway Thruster System to the Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-article-hero-header nasa-gb-align-full bg-carbon-90 width-full maxw-full color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-hero-header\">\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full maxw-full minh-tablet grid-container minh-tablet flex-column padding-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper display-flex flex-direction-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-y-9 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-3 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"z-400 grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-7 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-2\">4 Min Read<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"heading-41 line-height-md color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNASA, Aerojet Rocketdyne Put Gateway Thruster System to the Test\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/grc-2023-c-04825-1-1.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"The Advanced Electric Propulsion System qualification thruster inside one of the vacuum chambers at NASA Glenn\u2019s Electric Propulsion and Power Laboratory.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/grc-2023-c-04825-1-1.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/grc-2023-c-04825-1-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/grc-2023-c-04825-1-1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/grc-2023-c-04825-1-1.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/grc-2023-c-04825-1-1.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/grc-2023-c-04825-1-1.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/grc-2023-c-04825-1-1.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/grc-2023-c-04825-1-1.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/grc-2023-c-04825-1-1.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/grc-2023-c-04825-1-1.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/grc-2023-c-04825-1-1.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"padding-y-3 padding-x-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"hds-caption maxw-mobile desktop:padding-x-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0 color-carbon-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><figcaption>The Advanced Electric Propulsion System qualification thruster inside one of the vacuum chambers at NASA Glenn\u2019s Electric Propulsion and Power Laboratory.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-credits color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Credits: <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>NASA\/GRC\/Jef Janis<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Engineers from NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne are beginning qualification testing on the cutting-edge solar electric propulsion (SEP) thrusters that will change the in-space propulsion game. The culmination of this work will see these innovative thrusters fly on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/gateway\/\">Gateway<\/a> beginning in 2025, making it the most powerful SEP spacecraft ever flown. Gateway is a lunar space station that will serve as an important part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/artemis\/\">NASA\u2019s Artemis program<\/a>, which will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/tdm\/\" data-type=\"topic\" data-id=\"165109\">NASA\u2019s Technology Demonstration Missions program<\/a>, the Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS), built by Aerojet Rocketdyne, provides 12 kilowatts of propulsive power \u2013 over two times more powerful than current state-of-the-art <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/the-propulsion-were-supplying-its-electrifying\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"40552\">in-space electric propulsion<\/a> systems. These innovative systems tout extremely high fuel economy at lower thrust, providing mission flexibility and capabilities not achievable using traditional chemical propulsion systems. Three AEPS thrusters will be used on the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) to maneuver Gateway during its planned minimum 15-year mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAEPS is truly a next-generation technology,\u201d said Clayton Kachele, the AEPS project manager at NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. \u201cCurrent electric propulsion systems use around four and a half kilowatts of power, whereas here we\u2019re significantly increasing power in a single thruster. That capability opens a world of opportunity for future space exploration, and AEPS will get us there farther and faster.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AEPS must undergo qualification testing before being certified to fly on Gateway. The combined NASA-Aerojet team will use two qualification units \u2013 models nearly identical to the thrusters that will fly on PPE \u2013 during these tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In early July, engineers from NASA Glenn, the agency\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Aerojet Rocketdyne began a yearlong series of tests at multiple locations to ensure the AEPS operates properly and meets requirements. The engineers will first perform acceptance testing on one of these model thrusters to make sure it was built correctly, then subject it to extreme vibration, shock, and thermal conditions, similar to what it will experience during launch and flight operations. The team will also hot fire the unit before and after these tests, operating it at varying power levels to simulate flight conditions and collect performance data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis testing campaign is a big deal,\u201d said Rohit Shastry, the lead AEPS engineer. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of the final leg before we test the thrusters that will actually fly on Gateway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A second qualification unit will arrive at NASA in 2024 to undergo a wear test that mimics the anticipated conditions the AEPS will experience during Gateway\u2019s initial orbit raising and transition to lunar orbit. NASA expects the thrusters to operate for 23,000 hours total during a nearly four-year test campaign inside NASA Glenn\u2019s massive vacuum chambers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To ensure Gateway is ready for launch and its transit to the Moon, the PPE\u2019s actual flight thrusters are being built now and will launch to space before the entire multi-year wear test is complete.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc000721-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc000721-1.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A view from inside the vacuum chamber showing the Advanced Electric Propulsion System fired up during qualification testing at NASA Glenn.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc000721-1.jpg 7952w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc000721-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc000721-1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc000721-1.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc000721-1.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc000721-1.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc000721-1.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc000721-1.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc000721-1.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc000721-1.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc000721-1.jpg?resize=2000,1334 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A view from inside the vacuum chamber showing the Advanced Electric Propulsion System fired up during qualification testing at NASA Glenn.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith NASA missions, launch dates are critical,\u201d Kachele said. \u201cIn this case, NASA is trying to expedite the process, and we\u2019re doing it intelligently. We will complete a few thousand hours of wear testing to prove successful operations before PPE launches. We\u2019ll then complete the final 15,000 hours or so to fully qualify AEPS for future customers, including those at NASA and other government agencies and commercial partners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High-power electric propulsion is critical for future crewed transportation systems that will be key in helping NASA explore more of deep space beyond the Moon, the engineers say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019ll be exciting to see what kind of missions this technology ends up enabling,\u201d Shastry said. \u201cWe are pushing the boundaries of what\u2019s been done and taking giant leaps forward with capability and opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s high-power solar electric propulsion development work is managed by NASA Glenn under the direction of the agency\u2019s Space Technology Mission Directorate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=396241&preview=true\">Read additional SETMO Articles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/setmo\/\">Go to SETMO homepage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Ellen Bausback<br>NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center<\/em><\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-articles\">\t\t<section class=\"hds-related-articles padding-x-0 padding-y-3 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0 text-align-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\"><h2 style=\"max-width: 100%;\" class=\"width-full w-full maxw-full\">Explore More<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/marshall\/nasa-announces-winners-of-2024-student-launch-competition\/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/sl24.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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