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Today, satellites are limited by attitude control systems, which mainly use small thrusters to keep them pointing the right way.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
At this point, the spacecraft’s thrusters will help to slow the descent.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
After their Orion spacecraft fired its thrusters to take the crew of NASA’s ongoing Artemis 2 mission away from Earth on April 2, NASA astronaut and commander Reid Wiseman took a moment to snap a breathtaking photo of our world .
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 Apr. 2026
On Friday, Orion is scheduled to fire its thrusters to fine tune its path toward the moon.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
At this point, the spacecraft’s thrusters will help to slow the descent.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
After their Orion spacecraft fired its thrusters to take the crew of NASA’s ongoing Artemis 2 mission away from Earth on April 2, NASA astronaut and commander Reid Wiseman took a moment to snap a breathtaking photo of our world .
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 Apr. 2026
On Friday, Orion is scheduled to fire its thrusters to fine tune its path toward the moon.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Thruster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thruster. Accessed 11 Apr. 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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