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That week-plus stretched into nine months due to thruster problems aboard Starliner that NASA concluded made the ship unsafe for crews.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 2 Jan. 2026
The system consists of three 12-kilowatt Hall thrusters that are more than twice as powerful as current in-space electric ones.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
But Starliner suffered thruster problems and helium leaks on the way up, so NASA delayed the vehicle's return to study the issues.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2025
As such, conventional thrusters would quickly run out of fuel.
—Sven Bilén, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 2 Jan. 2026
The system consists of three 12-kilowatt Hall thrusters that are more than twice as powerful as current in-space electric ones.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
But Starliner suffered thruster problems and helium leaks on the way up, so NASA delayed the vehicle's return to study the issues.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2025
As such, conventional thrusters would quickly run out of fuel.
—Sven Bilén, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Thruster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thruster. Accessed 8 Jan. 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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