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Four of the five thrusters ultimately came back online and worked properly, allowing Starliner to successfully dock.
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Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
Boeing’s Commercial Crew Program lead Mark Nappi said 30 items were identified for Starliner’s leak and thruster issues, and that more than half had been closed already.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2024
The tests will put a Starliner thruster through its paces in a replicated space environment.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
Officials suspect that heat from all the thruster action at docking caused the shutdown.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 29 June 2024
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Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
Boeing’s Commercial Crew Program lead Mark Nappi said 30 items were identified for Starliner’s leak and thruster issues, and that more than half had been closed already.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2024
The tests will put a Starliner thruster through its paces in a replicated space environment.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
Officials suspect that heat from all the thruster action at docking caused the shutdown.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 29 June 2024
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“Thruster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thruster. Accessed 27 Jul. 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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