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Operators must now reserve enough fuel to fire the thrusters at the end of the mission to lower the satellite’s altitude, until atmospheric drag takes over and the spacecraft burns up in the atmosphere.
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Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
As a result, according to Marcel Muse, the NTSB’s investigator in charge, the vessel lost steering, the ability to operate the bow thruster, key water pumps, and most of the vessel’s lighting and equipment essential for operations.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
Starliner suffered helium leaks and thruster issues on the way up, and NASA eventually decided to bring the spacecraft back to Earth uncrewed.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025
These include lidar and laser communication, advanced ion thrusters for more efficient satellite manoeuvring, and microwave remote sensing for high-resolution Earth observation and weather monitoring.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
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Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
As a result, according to Marcel Muse, the NTSB’s investigator in charge, the vessel lost steering, the ability to operate the bow thruster, key water pumps, and most of the vessel’s lighting and equipment essential for operations.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
Starliner suffered helium leaks and thruster issues on the way up, and NASA eventually decided to bring the spacecraft back to Earth uncrewed.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025
These include lidar and laser communication, advanced ion thrusters for more efficient satellite manoeuvring, and microwave remote sensing for high-resolution Earth observation and weather monitoring.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Thruster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thruster. Accessed 7 Dec. 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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