thruster
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Guided by radar, InSight will use the thrusters to slow down to a soft landing. — Brian Resnick, Vox, "NASA is landing on Mars for the first time since 2012. You can watch!," 23 Nov. 2018 But ion thrusters alone can’t totally do the trick. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "Two spacecraft are embarking on a seven-year journey to decode Mercury’s mysteries," 19 Oct. 2018 Measurements showed the thrusters collectively generated five newtons for each kilowatt of power, which is actually similar to the output of jet engines. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Ion drive meets drone, as small plane flies with no moving parts," 21 Nov. 2018 The halves are equipped with small thrusters to help guide them back to Earth, as well as special parachutes to decrease the speed of the descent. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "SpaceX’s boat for catching rocket parts is now sporting a much bigger net," 13 July 2018 Eventually, the lander will ignite onboard thrusters, which will lower the vehicle to the ground. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "Watch NASA engineers track the harrowing landing of a spacecraft on Mars today," 26 Nov. 2018 Upon landing, the thrusters must immediately turn off. — Brian Resnick, Vox, "NASA is landing on Mars for the first time since 2012. You can watch!," 23 Nov. 2018 In addition to the parachute system, the landing module will be fitted with an aero-braking heat shield, a damping system and breaking thrusters, which will eventually place the module onto the surface. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, "The Largest Parachute Ever Built for Mars Aces Its First Test," 16 May 2018 BepiColombo is equipped with ion thrusters, which propel spacecraft by accelerating ions with electricity. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "Two spacecraft are embarking on a seven-year journey to decode Mercury’s mysteries," 19 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'thruster.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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