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Form of electric spacecraft propulsion
An ion thruster, ion drive, or ion engine is a form of electric propulsion used for spacecraft propulsion. An ion thruster creates a cloud of positive
Ion_thruster
Type of electric propulsion system
propulsion, a Hall-effect thruster (HET, sometimes referred to as a Hall thruster or Hall-current thruster) is a type of ion thruster in which the propellant
Hall-effect_thruster
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up thruster or thrusters in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Thruster may refer to: A thruster is a propulsive device used by spacecraft and watercraft
Thruster
Transverse or steerable propulsion device in a watercraft
Maneuvering thrusters (bow thrusters and stern thrusters) are transversal propulsion devices built into or mounted to either the bow or stern (front or
Maneuvering_thruster
Form of electrically powered spacecraft propulsion
A magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster (MPDT) is a form of electrically powered spacecraft propulsion which uses the Lorentz force (the force on a charged
Magnetoplasmadynamic_thruster
Steerable propulsion pod under a watercraft
An azimuth thruster is a configuration of marine propellers placed in pods that can be rotated to any horizontal angle (azimuth), making a rudder redundant
Azimuth_thruster
Spacecraft propulsion device
A thruster is a spacecraft propulsion device used for orbital station-keeping, attitude control, or long-duration, low-thrust acceleration, often as part
Thrusters_(spacecraft)
Rocket engines for maneuvering
A vernier thruster is a rocket engine used on a spacecraft or launch vehicle for fine adjustments to the attitude or velocity. Depending on the design
Vernier_thruster
Type of electric propulsion
literature, the term "plasma thruster" sometimes encompasses thrusters usually designated as "ion engines". Plasma thrusters do not typically use high voltage
Plasma_propulsion_engine
An underwater thruster is a configuration of marine propellers and hydraulic or electric motor built into or mounted to an underwater robot as a propulsion
Underwater_thruster
Type of rocket engine
A cold gas thruster (or a cold gas propulsion system) is a type of rocket engine which uses the expansion of a (typically inert) pressurized gas to generate
Cold_gas_thruster
List of ships with the same or similar names
Navy have been named HMS Thruster: HMS Thruster (1917) was a R-class destroyer launched in 1917 and broken up in 1937. HMS Thruster (F131) was a Landing Ship
HMS_Thruster
Space propulsion system
The gridded ion thruster is a common design for ion thrusters, a highly efficient low-thrust spacecraft propulsion method running on electrical power
Gridded_ion_thruster
Type of spacecraft propulsion using electrical energy to accelerate propellant
Hall-effect thrusters, and colloid thrusters; electromagnetic devices such as pulsed plasma thrusters, magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters, and pulsed inductive
Spacecraft electric propulsion
Spacecraft_electric_propulsion
Device on a marine vehicle for producing directed hydrodynamic thrust
tunnel bow thrusters, and stern thrusters, azimuth thrusters, rim-driven thrusters, ROV and submersible drive units. A marine thruster consists of a
Marine_thruster
Electric propulsion unit for ships
The rim-driven thruster, also known as rim-driven propulsor/propeller (or RDP) is a novel type of electric propulsion unit for ships. The concept was proposed
Rim-driven_thruster
Space propulsion system, a gridded electrostatic ion thruster
The NASA Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) project at Glenn Research Center is a gridded electrostatic ion thruster about three times as powerful as the
NEXT_(ion_thruster)
Ion thruster subtype
A colloid thruster (or electrospray thruster) is a type of low thrust electric propulsion rocket engine that uses electrostatic acceleration of charged
Colloid_thruster
Class of hypothetical megastructures
defined. One of the simplest examples of a stellar engine is the Shkadov thruster (named after Dr. Leonid Shkadov, who first proposed it), or a class-A stellar
Stellar_engine
Line of hypergolic liquid rocket engines by SpaceX
types have been built to date: Draco and SuperDraco. The original Draco thruster is a small rocket engine for use on the Dragon spacecraft. SuperDraco uses
SpaceX_Draco
Electrothermal thruster in development
Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) is an electrothermal thruster under development for possible use in spacecraft propulsion. It uses radio
Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket
Variable_Specific_Impulse_Magnetoplasma_Rocket
The electrodeless plasma thruster is a spacecraft propulsion engine commercialized under the acronym "E-IMPAcT" for "Electrodeless-Ionization Magnetized
Electrodeless_plasma_thruster
American actor, musician (born 1981)
with his friends in 1998. He has been in the Boulder-based punk bands Thruster and The Light on Adam's Stereo. In 2016, Bonsall became a member and toured
Brian_Bonsall
Proposed spacecraft propulsion method
Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster Electrodeless plasma thruster Plasma magnet Electrothermal Pulsed plasma thruster Vacuum arc thruster Helicon double-layer thruster Arcjet
Bussard_ramjet
Type of propulsion for spacecraft
A pulsed plasma thruster (PPT) or as a plasma jet engine (PJE), is a form of electric spacecraft propulsion. PPTs are generally considered the simplest
Pulsed_plasma_thruster
Device claimed to be a propellantless spacecraft thruster
physics. The concept has at times been referred to as a resonant cavity thruster. Physicists and engineers generally regard the EmDrive concept as pseudoscience
EmDrive
Spacecraft thrusters used to provide attitude control and translation
A reaction control system (RCS) is a spacecraft system that uses thrusters to provide attitude control and translation. Alternatively, reaction wheels
Reaction_control_system
Spacecraft propulsion technology
EU-funded DISCOVERER project. Current state-of-the-art conventional electric thrusters cannot maintain flight at low altitudes for any times longer than about
Atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion
Atmosphere-breathing_electric_propulsion
Type of spacecraft plasma propulsion system
A pulsed inductive thruster (PIT) is a form of ion thruster, used in spacecraft propulsion. It is a plasma propulsion engine using perpendicular electric
Pulsed_inductive_thruster
Prototype spacecraft propulsion engine
The helicon double-layer thruster is a prototype electric spacecraft propulsion. It was created by Australian scientist Christine Charles, based on a technology
Helicon_double-layer_thruster
Method used to accelerate spacecraft
a few have used electric propulsion methods such as ion thrusters and Hall-effect thrusters. Various propulsion technologies are actively being developed
Spacecraft_propulsion
Russian-made Hall effect xenon ion spacecraft thruster
solar-powered Hall-effect ion thruster, part of the SPT-family of thrusters. SPT stands for Stationary Plasma Thruster. Like other members of the SPT
SPT-140
Propulsion system creating motion without propellant
thrusters such as the EmDrive and Cannae drive, the helical engine, Mach-effect or MEGA drives, quantum drive claims, and the quantum vacuum thruster
Reactionless_drive
Liquid form of rocket propellants
Anflo, K.; Moore, S.; King, P. Expanding the ADN-based Monopropellant Thruster Family. 23rd Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites. SSC09-II-4
Liquid_rocket_propellant
Branded fitness regimen
gymnastics with weightlifting. The workout he created, called Fran, added thrusters (a combination of front squat and push press) to pull-ups. Greg Glassman
CrossFit
Hall-effect ion thruster
SPT-100 is a Hall-effect ion thruster, part of the SPT-family of thrusters. SPT stands for Stationary Plasma Thruster. It creates a stream of electrically
SPT-100
British homebuilt aircraft manufacturer
Thruster Air Services was a British aircraft manufacturer based in Langworth, Lincolnshire. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of ultralight
Thruster_Air_Services
American spacecraft propulsion company
Incorporated is an American spacecraft propulsion company that builds thrusters, electronics, and various systems for spacecraft. Busek was founded in
Busek
A vacuum arc thruster (VAT) is a form of electric spacecraft propulsion. It uses a vacuum arc discharge, across an insulator, between two electrodes to
Vacuum_arc_thruster
British ultralight aircraft
The Thruster T600 Sprint is a British ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by Thruster Air Services of Langworth, Lincolnshire and introduced in
Thruster_T600_Sprint
Type of spacecraft propulsion system
reactor is converted to electrical energy, which is used to drive an ion thruster or other electrical spacecraft propulsion technology. The nuclear electric
Nuclear_electric_rocket
Spacecraft propulsion system by NASA. 50kW Hall-effect thrusters, now for Lunar Gateway
electric power for its Hall-effect thrusters for maneuverability, which can be supported by chemical monopropellant thrusters for high-thrust attitude control
Advanced Electric Propulsion System
Advanced_Electric_Propulsion_System
American aerospace propulsion manufacturer
hydrazine monopropellant thruster MR111g — 1 lb hydrazine monopropellant thruster MR106L — 5-7 lb hydrazine monopropellant thruster MR107M — 45 lb hydrazine
Aerojet_Rocketdyne
Helicopter tail system with no external tail rotor
vented, rotating drum at the end of the tailboom, called the direct jet thruster. Advocates of NOTAR assert that the system offers quieter and safer operation
NOTAR
Future Indian satellite
to be tested included an internally developed 300 mN electric powered thruster, atomic clocks, travelling wave tube amplifiers (TWTA) and a quantum communication
TDS-01
SETS (Space Electric Thruster Systems) is a Ukrainian aerospace company. The company specializes in manufacturing environmentally friendly electric propulsion
SETS_(company)
Proposed spacelaunch method
reach orbit. Well under a tenth of orbital velocity from a small rocket thruster is enough to raise perigee if a design prioritizes minimizing such, but
Mass_driver
Method of spacecraft propulsion
into orbit. Most satellites use monopropellant rocket motors or cold gas thrusters for such orbital adjustments. Both methods, however, suffer from some
Resistojet_rocket
Theoretical space propulsion system
The Nano electrokinetic thruster is a theoretical space propulsion system based on the principle of electro-osmosis (also electroosmotic flow). It allows
Nano_electrokinetic_thruster
Device using jets to propel the wearer
pounds and was affixed with two propellant tanks that supplied 24 small thrusters with 40 pounds of high-pressured gaseous nitrogen. It was first used
Jet_pack
Type of spacecraft electric propulsion system
An arcjet rocket or arcjet thruster is a form of electrically powered spacecraft propulsion, in which an electrical discharge (arc) is created in a flow
Arcjet_rocket
Type of electrostatic ion thruster
The Dual-Stage 4-Grid (DS4G) is an electrostatic ion thruster design developed by the European Space Agency, in collaboration with the Australian National
Dual-Stage_4-Grid
Australian surfer (born 1954)
credited with the 1980 invention of a three-fin surfboard design, called the "thruster". Anderson grew up in the Northern Beaches area of Sydney with three brothers
Simon_Anderson
NASA space probe launched in 1977
successfully fired the spacecraft's trajectory correction maneuver (TCM) thrusters for the first time since 1980, enabling the mission to be extended by
Voyager_1
Electrohydrodynamic aircraft propulsion
charge carriers. Current EHD thrusters are far less efficient than conventional engines. An MIT researcher noted that ion thrusters have the potential to be
Ion-propelled_aircraft
Rocket engines developed by SpaceX
developed the Raptor methane rocket engine and after 2020, a line of methalox thrusters. In the first ten years of SpaceX, led by engineer Tom Mueller, the company
SpaceX_rocket_engines
Rocket engine that uses liquid fuels and oxidizers
orbital maneuvering system (OMS) engines and Reaction control system (RCS) thrusters. SpaceX's Draco and SuperDraco engines for the Dragon spacecraft. For
Liquid-propellant_rocket
Rocket engine providing negative thrust used to slow the motion of an aerospace vehicle
A retrorocket (short for retrograde rocket) is a rocket engine providing thrust opposing the motion of a vehicle, thereby causing it to decelerate. They
Retrorocket
Type of electric spacecraft propulsion system
(FEEP) is an advanced electrostatic space propulsion concept, a form of ion thruster, that uses a liquid metal as a propellant – usually either caesium, indium
Field-emission electric propulsion
Field-emission_electric_propulsion
Space propulsion system, electrostatic gridded ion thruster
Application Readiness (NSTAR) is a type of spacecraft ion thruster called electrostatic ion thruster. It is a highly efficient low-thrust spacecraft propulsion
NASA Solar Technology Application Readiness
NASA_Solar_Technology_Application_Readiness
Physical and science fiction concept
Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster Electrodeless plasma thruster Plasma magnet Electrothermal Pulsed plasma thruster Vacuum arc thruster Helicon double-layer thruster Arcjet
Anti-gravity
Type of space propulsion using microwaves
Microwave electrothermal thruster, also known as MET, is a propulsion device that converts microwave energy (a type of electromagnetic radiation) into
Microwave electrothermal thruster
Microwave_electrothermal_thruster
American rock band
Orton (Burn In My Light). Mercy Drive originates from the band Big Mother Thruster, founded by Corey Lane and Josh Lyons. Jimmy McGlothin joined the band
Mercy_Drive
First crewed launch of the Boeing Starliner
June 14 with a landing in the American Southwest. However, Starliner's thrusters malfunctioned as it approached the ISS. After more than two months of
Boeing_Crew_Flight_Test
American space company
300 kg (660 lb) when loaded with propellant. It uses Saiph bipropellant thrusters which have a specific impulse (Isp) of 290 s. It can impart a delta-v
Impulse_Space
Type of rocket engine fuel
and reaction control thrusters: Apollo command and service module RCS, Space Shuttle OMS and RCS; Ariane 5 EPS; Draco thrusters used by the SpaceX Dragon
Hypergolic_propellant
Class of partially reusable crew capsules
failed jets. Three thrusters were reenabled, but shortly after, a fifth thruster failed. A second reset restored all but one thruster, allowing Starliner
Boeing_Starliner
Topics referred to by the same term
M-Drive or M-Thruster or variation may refer to: Magnetohydrodynamic drive, MHD drive usually used to propel watercraft Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster, MPD thruster
M_Drive
Technology Company
Although the company demonstrated operation of a prototype thruster with an end-to-end (grid to thruster) sequence of operation of an externally powered propulsion
Escape_Dynamics
Electric drive azimuth thruster
Azipod is a trademarked azimuth thruster pod design, a marine propulsion unit consisting of a fixed pitch propeller mounted on a steerable gondola ("pod")
Azipod
Launch system that only uses one rocket stage
Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster Electrodeless plasma thruster Plasma magnet Electrothermal Pulsed plasma thruster Vacuum arc thruster Helicon double-layer thruster Arcjet
Single-stage-to-orbit
Hypothetical propulsion systems for interstellar travel
needed for it. Spacecraft propulsion Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster Pulsed plasma thruster Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket Electromagnetic
Theoretical spacecraft propulsion
Theoretical_spacecraft_propulsion
Proposed rocket propulsion mechanism
Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster Electrodeless plasma thruster Plasma magnet Electrothermal Pulsed plasma thruster Vacuum arc thruster Helicon double-layer thruster Arcjet
Nuclear_salt-water_rocket
Rocket with a motor that uses solid propellants
Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster Electrodeless plasma thruster Plasma magnet Electrothermal Pulsed plasma thruster Vacuum arc thruster Helicon double-layer thruster Arcjet
Solid-propellant_rocket
HMS Thruster (F131) was a Mark I LST built by Harland and Wolff. Launched in September 1942 and commissioned the following March, she saw service as part
HMS_Thruster_(F131)
Rocket that burns 3 propellants at once or 2 fuels with an oxidizer, sequentially
Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster Electrodeless plasma thruster Plasma magnet Electrothermal Pulsed plasma thruster Vacuum arc thruster Helicon double-layer thruster Arcjet
Tripropellant_rocket
Space propulsion method using Sun radiation
solar sail has also been proposed to be addressed with a solar photon thruster. This also uses a reflective membrane, but unlike a conventional solar
Solar_sail
Rocket engine that uses both liquid / gaseous and solid fuel
Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster Electrodeless plasma thruster Plasma magnet Electrothermal Pulsed plasma thruster Vacuum arc thruster Helicon double-layer thruster Arcjet
Hybrid-propellant_rocket
1924 film
The Thruster (French:L'arriviste) is a 1924 French silent film directed by André Hugon and starring Pierre Blanchar, Jeanne Helbling and Ginette Maddie
The_Thruster
Rocket driven by nuclear fusion power
fusion instead of direct thrust. Spacecraft propulsion methods such as ion thrusters require electric power to run but are highly efficient. In some cases
Fusion_rocket
Spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program
slightly with a five-second Orbit Attitude and Maneuvering System (OAMS) thruster burn. The second adjustment was made near apogee of the second orbit, and
Gemini_8
of azimuth thruster where the electric motor is mounted vertically, removing the second bevel gear from the drivetrain. Azimuth thruster pods can be
L-drive
Hypothetical spacecraft propulsion through continuous nuclear explosions for thrust
pulse propulsion Antimatter rocket Spacecraft electric propulsion Ion thruster Nuclear electric rocket Nuclear power in space Nuclear propulsion Nuclear
Nuclear_pulse_propulsion
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
HMS Thruster was an R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during the First World War. The R class were an improvement on the previous M class
HMS_Thruster_(1917)
with electric space propulsion. This includes both cruise engines and/or thrusters for altitude and orbit control. It is not specified whether the given
List of spacecraft with electric propulsion
List_of_spacecraft_with_electric_propulsion
Conceptual rocket engine
expand through the magnetic nozzle and beyond, and thus, function as an ion thruster. The construction of the experimental research device and most of its early
Direct_Fusion_Drive
Nuclear spacecraft propulsion technology
long missions. Nuclear electric propulsion, by contrast, uses electric thrusters that can operate on dense, easily stored propellants such as xenon. In
Nuclear_thermal_rocket
High Power Electric Propulsion (HiPEP) is a variation of ion thruster for use in nuclear electric propulsion applications. It was ground-tested in 2003
High Power Electric Propulsion
High_Power_Electric_Propulsion
Indian sailor and researcher
electric propulsion, with work involving plasma diagnostics and gridded ion thruster systems for small spacecraft. His research has been presented at the International
Mohammed_Asif_(sailor)
Mechanism where confined high-speed particles confer energy to a vehicle
to thermal rockets, photonic thrusters, and light sails. In contrast, a pulsed beam lends itself to ablative thrusters and pulse detonation engines.
Beam-powered_propulsion
Rocket engine operation method
Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster Electrodeless plasma thruster Plasma magnet Electrothermal Pulsed plasma thruster Vacuum arc thruster Helicon double-layer thruster Arcjet
Staged_combustion_cycle
Process of controlling orientation of an aerospace vehicle
is to use small thrusters to continually nudge the spacecraft back and forth within a deadband of allowed attitude error. Thrusters may also be referred
Spacecraft attitude determination and control
Spacecraft_attitude_determination_and_control
Season American competition reality television show Ultimate Beastmaster
Season 2 is the form of the Point Thrusters, but meanwhile in addition to the normal Point Thrusters, a new Mega Thruster has been added, which counts down
Ultimate_Beastmaster_season_3
British space startup
solid metal propellant. In June 2025, Magdrive launched its first two thrusters into orbit in collaboration with D-Orbit. Magdrive was founded in 2019
Magdrive
Topics referred to by the same term
Exit Test, an exit exam for MBBS students in India NEXT (ion thruster), an ion thruster developed at NASA Glenn Research Center NExT, a mission of the
Next
Rocket that uses a single propellant with a catalyst
storable propellant after passing it over a catalyst bed. The power for the thruster comes from the high pressure gas created during the decomposition reaction
Monopropellant_rocket
Aerospace company (e. 2022)
thrusters on its PULSE space tug mission, firing six B20 thrusters. Another in-space propulsion rocket motor, the B1 thruster is a 1 newton thruster for
Dawn_Aerospace
High efficiency engine for space travel
electric propulsion (SEP) is the combination of solar cells and electric thrusters to propel a spacecraft through outer space. This technology has been exploited
Solar_electric_propulsion
Hauling coal from a mine to the surface
A hurrier, also sometimes called a coal drawer or coal thruster, was a child or woman employed by a collier to transport the coal that they had mined.
Hurrying
2013 American resupply spaceflight to the ISS
2013. A minor technical issue on the Dragon spacecraft involving the RCS thruster pods occurred upon reaching orbit, but it was recoverable. The vehicle
SpaceX_CRS-2
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