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His account of Starliner’s thruster failures—and his desperate efforts to keep the vehicle flying on course—was riveting.
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ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
In the delivery process, a P2 Zip will hover around 300 feet above ground level and dispatch a mini-aircraft with a container called the delivery zip, which descends on a long tether and moves into place using fan-like thrusters before setting down and allowing package retrieval.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
However, technicians are still working on fixes for the thruster and helium-leak issues and will likely continue to do so for several more months, NASA officials said in an update on Thursday (March 27).
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Once separated from the rocket, the Dragon Endurance, which has flown on SpaceX crew missions before, used its own thrusters to autonomously power on to the space station.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
In the delivery process, a P2 Zip will hover around 300 feet above ground level and dispatch a mini-aircraft with a container called the delivery zip, which descends on a long tether and moves into place using fan-like thrusters before setting down and allowing package retrieval.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
However, technicians are still working on fixes for the thruster and helium-leak issues and will likely continue to do so for several more months, NASA officials said in an update on Thursday (March 27).
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Once separated from the rocket, the Dragon Endurance, which has flown on SpaceX crew missions before, used its own thrusters to autonomously power on to the space station.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Thruster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thruster. Accessed 21 Apr. 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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