'Acceleration without fuel:' superconducting thruster in first orbital test (space.com) 5 points by breve 2mo ago ↗ HN
[–] cheaprentalyeti 2mo ago ↗ This is a detorquer, or maybe a torquer, not a thruster in the strict sense. It changes the attitude of the spacecraft by interacting with the earth's magnetic field. It doesn't _move_ it.
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