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That may involve hooking a satellite up to a powerful set of thrusters like the USDV’s; smaller but similar systems could take out medium-sized spacecraft.
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Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2024
The 12-m-long (39-ft) electric catamaran is capable of carrying up to 25 passengers, and is equipped with four thrusters and a 188-kWh battery for up to 15 hours of daily operation at a service speed of 6 knots (7 mph).
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2024
On the other, the agency admitted that a new thruster had failed during its descent.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 Sep. 2024
The delay was caused by issues with BepiColombo’s thrusters.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
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Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2024
The 12-m-long (39-ft) electric catamaran is capable of carrying up to 25 passengers, and is equipped with four thrusters and a 188-kWh battery for up to 15 hours of daily operation at a service speed of 6 knots (7 mph).
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2024
On the other, the agency admitted that a new thruster had failed during its descent.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 Sep. 2024
The delay was caused by issues with BepiColombo’s thrusters.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Thruster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thruster. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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thruster
noun
thrust·er
ˈthrəs-tər 
: one that thrusts
especially
: an engine that produces thrust by discharging a jet of fluid or a stream of particles
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