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Longtime and new fans alike will get a kick in the thrusters with this!
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The thrusters, powered by an electric motor and 62 kWh lithium battery have a total power output of 100 kW—with enough juice to also power the air-conditioning.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2025
Due to some problems with leaky thrusters on the Apollo spacecraft that carried the second crew to Skylab in 1973, NASA scrambled to put together a 'rescue' mission as a contingency.
—Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2024
After Blue Ghost enters lunar orbit, Firefly's ground team will verify the readiness of the lander's propulsion and navigation systems and execute several thruster burns to set up for landing.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The thrusters, powered by an electric motor and 62 kWh lithium battery have a total power output of 100 kW—with enough juice to also power the air-conditioning.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2025
Due to some problems with leaky thrusters on the Apollo spacecraft that carried the second crew to Skylab in 1973, NASA scrambled to put together a 'rescue' mission as a contingency.
—Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2024
After Blue Ghost enters lunar orbit, Firefly's ground team will verify the readiness of the lander's propulsion and navigation systems and execute several thruster burns to set up for landing.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Thruster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thruster. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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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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