2.8K views · 102 reactions | Meet Peter Peterson, a NASA Glenn engineer who geeks out about electric propulsion technologies. For our #Artemis missions, we are testing prototype thrusters to maintain the position of our Gateway spaceship around the Moon. Learn more about Peter's work and our Solar Electric Propulsion system: https://go.nasa.gov/2tOjkt0 | NASA's Glenn Research Center | Facebook

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