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Instead, the thrusters would be small, extremely strong vessels holding highly compressed gas.
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Long trips need a lot of propellant, which makes the thrusters heavy, which, in turn, requires more propellant, making them heavier, and so on.
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If engineers can dial in small-but-powerful CubeSat thrusters, the possibilities for these little spacecraft really open up.
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Carkeek's team is working on a number of different-sized electric motors for various racing yachts and is looking to develop a range of lifting or retractable propulsion systems as well as directional thrusters.
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As the Mark II’s thrusters carry Tony higher, the ground rotates behind him in the shot from cinematographer Matthew Libatique.
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The lander will hit the thin Martian atmosphere at about 13,200 mph, and then slow down through friction, a parachute, and then right before hitting the surface, with thrusters.
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The suit also boasts some new capabilities like rocket thrusters that can help Tony fly in deep space.
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Also inside the craft is much of the communication equipment and a small fuel tank that powers the craft’s thrusters.
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