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If the main engines were to become inoperative, six smaller orbit-control thrusters can still be activated on the lunar surface, providing an alternative pathway for a rapid ascent.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
The team tried out different voltage levels on the thrusters and examined the spray's ability to maneuver and spin the cubesat.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 9 June 2026
The researchers placed the micro satellite on a magnetic levitation platform – essentially a MagLev track that mimics the weightlessness of space – and fired the thrusters remotely at varying voltage levels, watching the satellite spin like a slow-motion top.
—Omar Kardoudi
june 05, New Atlas, 5 June 2026
The mission will test landing systems and study how spacecraft thrusters interact with the moon’s dusty surface — a major engineering challenge for future Artemis missions.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
The team tried out different voltage levels on the thrusters and examined the spray's ability to maneuver and spin the cubesat.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 9 June 2026
The researchers placed the micro satellite on a magnetic levitation platform – essentially a MagLev track that mimics the weightlessness of space – and fired the thrusters remotely at varying voltage levels, watching the satellite spin like a slow-motion top.
—Omar Kardoudi
june 05, New Atlas, 5 June 2026
The mission will test landing systems and study how spacecraft thrusters interact with the moon’s dusty surface — a major engineering challenge for future Artemis missions.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
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“Thruster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thruster. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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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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