(Busek Co.: Natick, MA) -- Busek Co., a leading manufacturer of high-performance electric propulsion technology for space flight, and Maxar Space Systems, a trusted partner and innovator in satellite manufacturing, confirmed the successful delivery of all 6kW flight thrusters for the solar electric propulsion (SEP) subsystem of NASA’s Lunar Gateway.

Scheduled for operation in a lunar near rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO), the BHT-6000 Hall effect thrusters are part of the electric propulsion subsystem for the Maxar Space Systems-built power and propulsion element (PPE) space vehicle. The vehicle features Maxar Space-built high-power control electronics, four Busek-built BHT-6000 Hall effect thrusters, feed system, and propellant storage. Together with three 12kW engines, the Maxar Space PPE system is 30% more powerful than any SEP system previously flown. Busek’s thrusters help enable efficient electric orbit-raising, station-keeping, and maneuvering for the PPE Gateway.

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