PPE (Power and Propulsion Element)

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PPE (Power and Propulsion Element) is a solar electric propulsion and power module designed to provide electricity, communications, and maneuvering capability for NASA’s Lunar Gateway space station in lunar orbit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf power and propulsion module
solar electric propulsion spacecraft
space station module
spacecraft module
agencyProgram NASA Gateway Program
linked to: Artemis program
belongsToDomain space engineering
space exploration
communicationRole relay communications between Gateway and Earth
support communications with lunar surface missions
countryOfOrigin United States
customer NASA
designedForOrbit lunar orbit
near-rectilinear halo orbit
fullName Power and Propulsion Element
hasAcronym PPE
hasFunction enable orbit transfers for Gateway
provide attitude control
provide communications relay
provide electrical power
provide spacecraft propulsion
provide station-keeping
isFirstElementOf Lunar Gateway
isModuleOf Gateway
launchProvider SpaceX
launchVehicle Falcon Heavy
linked to: Falcon Heavy rocket
locationAfterLaunch cislunar space
manufacturer Maxar Technologies
missionType cislunar infrastructure
space station support
operator NASA
partOf Lunar Gateway
powerGenerationType solar electric power
powerSource solar arrays
primeContractor Maxar Technologies
program Artemis program
providesServiceTo Artemis lunar missions
linked to: Artemis program

HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost)
Lunar Gateway visiting vehicles
spaceAgency NASA
spacecraftBus Maxar 1300-class bus
status under development
supportsActivity human spaceflight
science operations in lunar orbit
sustained lunar exploration
usesPropellant xenon
usesPropulsionType Hall-effect thruster
solar electric propulsion
willBeLaunchedWith HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost)

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Lunar Gateway hasComponent PPE (Power and Propulsion Element)