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The spacecraft developed stubborn thruster problems and NASA's and Boeing's efforts to troubleshoot them ultimately failed, leaving Wilmore and Williams to wait—and wait and wait—until a Crew Dragon spacecraft with two open seats arrived as part of the station's regular crew rotation.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 Dec. 2025
Despite the chaos with the bow thruster last week, Sandy decides to back into her even smaller spot again.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
Our team isn’t the only one working on thruster technology.
—Sven Bilén, The Conversation, 16 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
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 Dec. 2025
Despite the chaos with the bow thruster last week, Sandy decides to back into her even smaller spot again.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
Our team isn’t the only one working on thruster technology.
—Sven Bilén, The Conversation, 16 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
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“Thruster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thruster. Accessed 21 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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