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The people behind this fantastic new energy generator also brought us the wildly successful WTF thruster EM-drive that could supposedly directly convert electricity into a propulsive force.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
This involved firing the spacecraft’s thrusters for 12 hours, increasing Psyche's speed, and refining its approach to the Red Planet.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 May 2026
The data showed that the novel thruster achieved power levels of up to 120 kilowatts — over 25 times the power of the thrusters on Psyche.
—New Atlas, 12 May 2026
Despite her long career in planetary science, the mission’s cold-thruster close call marked one of the most enlightening moments Elkins-Tanton has ever experienced in her work.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 9 May 2026
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
This involved firing the spacecraft’s thrusters for 12 hours, increasing Psyche's speed, and refining its approach to the Red Planet.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 May 2026
The data showed that the novel thruster achieved power levels of up to 120 kilowatts — over 25 times the power of the thrusters on Psyche.
—New Atlas, 12 May 2026
Despite her long career in planetary science, the mission’s cold-thruster close call marked one of the most enlightening moments Elkins-Tanton has ever experienced in her work.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 9 May 2026
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“Thruster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thruster. Accessed 21 May. 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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