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The craft, meant to one day shuttle astronauts back and forth from orbit, experienced helium leaks and thruster failures during its flight.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
The initial launch was delayed several times due to thruster failures and helium leaks.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
Ironically, the trajectory correction maneuver thruster system was given the job in 2018 when the attitude propulsion thrusters were clogging.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2024
Five of the capsule’s 28 thrusters failed to function before docking with the ISS.
—Fernanda González, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
The initial launch was delayed several times due to thruster failures and helium leaks.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
Ironically, the trajectory correction maneuver thruster system was given the job in 2018 when the attitude propulsion thrusters were clogging.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2024
Five of the capsule’s 28 thrusters failed to function before docking with the ISS.
—Fernanda González, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Thruster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thruster. Accessed 18 Jan. 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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