Where Thrusters Are Used?

Propulsion devices
A thruster is a propulsive device used by spacecraft and watercraft for station keeping, attitude control, in the reaction control system, or long-duration, low-thrust acceleration.

Where are ion thrusters used?

Currently, ion thrusters are used to keep communication satellites in the proper position relative to Earth and for the main propulsion on deep space probes. Several thrusters can be used on a spacecraft, but they are often used just one at a time.

How are thrusters used in space?

On a spacecraft, chemical thrusters have combustion chambers where burning a fuel/oxidizer mixture produces heat and pressure to create an exhaust gas that shoots out a nozzle. ... As with chemical systems, this exhaust plume is what pushes the spacecraft in the direction it needs to go.

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