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Its first and second uncrewed orbital tests, in 2019 and 2022, each revealed unexpected performance shortfalls with Starliner’s thrusters.
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Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
Starliner has been under development for more than a decade, and problems with the vehicle’s thrusters also cropped up during uncrewed test flights flown prior to NASA’s inaugural Boeing Crew Flight Test in 2024, which included NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
This stored energy powers its thrusters, computers, sensors, and subsystems.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Using such an arrangement, Lockheed Martin claims that the Lamprey can reach its mission area with its batteries 100% charged to run the craft's quad-thruster propulsion system, autonomous onboard computers, sensors, and subsystems.
—David Szondy
february 09, New Atlas, 9 Feb. 2026
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Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
Starliner has been under development for more than a decade, and problems with the vehicle’s thrusters also cropped up during uncrewed test flights flown prior to NASA’s inaugural Boeing Crew Flight Test in 2024, which included NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
This stored energy powers its thrusters, computers, sensors, and subsystems.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Using such an arrangement, Lockheed Martin claims that the Lamprey can reach its mission area with its batteries 100% charged to run the craft's quad-thruster propulsion system, autonomous onboard computers, sensors, and subsystems.
—David Szondy
february 09, New Atlas, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Thruster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thruster. Accessed 20 Feb. 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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