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According to Kim, Elytra will be equipped with the same systems used in the Blue Ghost landing — including the reaction control system thrusters that successfully performed Blue Ghost's final descent to the moon — for the Sinequone mission.
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Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
To avoid this, the engineers spent March of this year coaxing the secondary thrusters back to life.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 May 2025
The heaters could only function if the thrusters are also switched on.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
The craft reacted to the pressure signature by powering off the thrusters.
—ArsTechnica, 21 June 2025
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Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
To avoid this, the engineers spent March of this year coaxing the secondary thrusters back to life.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 May 2025
The heaters could only function if the thrusters are also switched on.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
The craft reacted to the pressure signature by powering off the thrusters.
—ArsTechnica, 21 June 2025
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“Thruster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thruster. Accessed 12 Jul. 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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