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The craft reacted to the pressure signature by powering off the thrusters.
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ArsTechnica, 21 June 2025
The results were disappointing, mainly because the thruster gases around the spacecraft scattered the light.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 June 2025
Fins Most surfboards have fins in a thruster configuration, consisting of three fins in a triangular formation.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Related article Once ‘dead’ thrusters on the farthest spacecraft from Earth are in action again
Though less frequent, galaxy mergers are still happening all the time, Kim said.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
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ArsTechnica, 21 June 2025
The results were disappointing, mainly because the thruster gases around the spacecraft scattered the light.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 June 2025
Fins Most surfboards have fins in a thruster configuration, consisting of three fins in a triangular formation.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Related article Once ‘dead’ thrusters on the farthest spacecraft from Earth are in action again
Though less frequent, galaxy mergers are still happening all the time, Kim said.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
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“Thruster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thruster. Accessed 30 Jun. 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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