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Simon Anderson (533 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

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

Hall-effect thruster (4,380 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

inside the thruster and are able to ionize almost all of the xenon propellant, allowing mass use of 90–99%. The mass use efficiency of the thruster is thus

FASTRAC (1,601 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

thrusting vector is within a 15 degree cone of the anti-velocity vector. The thruster operation will be dependent on the on-orbit real-time single antenna

SPT-100 (292 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

ions accelerated by an electric field and confined by a magnetic field. The thruster is manufactured by Russian OKB Fakel, and was first launched onboard

Atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion (1,802 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

collect the gas molecules and direct them to the thruster. The molecules will then be ionized by the thruster and expelled from the acceleration stage at

Soyuz MS (2,860 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the Soyuz TMA-M, mostly limited to antennas and sensors, as well as the thruster placement. The first launch was Soyuz MS-01 on 7 July 2016, aboard a

Ion thruster (8,769 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

freely disperse in space without any further electrical interaction with the thruster. By contrast, electromagnetic thruster ions are accelerated by the Lorentz

Lunar Lander (1979 video game) (2,773 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

fires the thruster (proportionally to how hard it is pulled), and an "abort" button that rotates the module back to vertical and fires the thruster, burning

High Power Electric Propulsion (545 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Previously the electrons required were provided by a hollow cathode. The thruster itself is in the 20-50 kW class, with a specific impulse of 6,000-9,000

Electrodeless plasma thruster (600 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

between 2002 and 2015. Propellant is injected at the upstream side of the thruster body. In cases where the propellant used is not gaseous (e.g., alkali

Thruster T600 Sprint (408 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The Thruster T600 Sprint is a British ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by Thruster Air Services of Langworth, Lincolnshire and introduced in

Dual-Stage 4-Grid (463 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

diameter is projected to absorb 250 kW power. With that energy input rate, the thruster could produce a thrust of 2.5 N. The specific impulse (a measure of fuel

Delta-v (2,193 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

nozzle, is fixed during the burn one gets the velocity increase from the thruster force of a burn starting at time t 0 {\displaystyle t_{0}\,} and ending

ASTER (spacecraft) (1,205 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

type of solar electric propulsion based on the Hall effect thruster. The thruster was developed by the Plasma Physics Laboratory at the University of Brasília

SMART-1 (3,336 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

beginning of the mission, were able to provide the maximum set of 1,190 W to the thruster, giving a nominal thrust of 68 mN, hence an acceleration of 0.2 mm/s2

Al-Fari'ah bint Shaddad (340 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

drink? May my soul be your ransom, O Masʿūd, from a burning thirst! The thruster of the wide-gashing thrust that is followed by a profuse gush after a

Hall effect sensor (3,876 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

an electric field. A radial magnetic field established by magnets on the thruster is used to trap electrons which then orbit and create an electric field

Gemini 8 (2,520 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Collins retrieved its micrometeorite collector. No conclusive reason for the thruster malfunction was found. The most probable cause was determined to be an

Maneuvering thruster (575 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

heavy seas. Tunnel emergence hurts thruster performance, and may damage the thruster and the hull around it.[citation needed] Instead of a tunnel thruster

Plasma propulsion engine (1,463 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

launch the first hall effect thruster aboard the Tacsat-2 satellite. The thruster was the satellite's main propulsion system. The company launched another

Colloid thruster (370 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

discovery that the TEM environment formed needle-like structures on the thruster disrupting the way the electrospray system works. The LunIR, formerly

Underwater thruster (1,505 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

time, to reduce the weight and volume of the thruster, the gears are assembled directly inside the thruster shell, which is used as the gearbox housing

STS-121 (5,771 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

failure. The thruster failure was detected via abnormally low thermostat readings in one of the left Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pods. The thruster in

Field-emission electric propulsion (1,620 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

provides negative charges to maintain global electrical neutrality of the thruster assembly. Liquid metal ion sources (LMIS) based on field ionization or

Thruster Air Services (216 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

formed in Camelford, Cornwall, in the mid-1980s to produce the Thruster TST and the Thruster T300. By the mid-1990s the company was producing the T600

SPT-140 (471 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

ions accelerated by an electric field and confined by a magnetic field. The thruster is manufactured by the Russian OKB Fakel, who collaborated during development

Zarch (1,597 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

beneath it. Firing the thruster causes the lander to fly straight upwards. The lander has a flight ceiling above which the thruster will not fire. To fly

Space Duel (373 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

two to rotate the ship left or right, one to shoot, one to activate the thruster, and one for force field. Shooting all objects on the screen completes

Magnetohydrodynamic drive (4,366 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Hiroaki; Suzuki, Hiromi; Ueyama, Yoshihiro (March 1995). "Operation of the thruster for superconducting electromagnetohydrodynamic propulsion ship YAMATO-1"

ECAPS (653 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

ammonium dinitramide (ADN) blended with fuel, stabilizer and solvent. The thruster is composed of: A series redundant, normally closed, solenoid valve with

Newtownards Airport (1,069 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

aircraft sales, servicing, permits and repairs. Training is carried out on the Thruster T600 Sprint (fixed wing) and the P&M GT450 (flexwing). AlphaTech flight

Surfboard fin (3,693 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

"thrusters," and the entire surfing world quickly followed his lead. The thruster is the dominant fin configuration to this day, in both recreational and

GOES 12 (828 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

activated, however it did not need to take over operations. Because of the thruster problems, GOES-12 was replaced by GOES-13 in the GOES-East position.

Jason-3 (1,863 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

discovery of contamination in one of the satellite's thrusters, requiring the thruster to be replaced and further inspected. The launch was further delayed

Boeing Crew Flight Test (7,123 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

nearly 27 hours after launch, including an hour-plus delay caused by the thruster problem. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams entered the station

Caverns of Minos (490 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the ground near them. Landing without damage requires careful use of the thruster and smoother landings are rewarded with bonus points. The game supports

Advanced Electric Propulsion System (1,076 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Laboratory to be used on the now canceled Asteroid Redirect Mission. Work on the thruster did not stop following the mission cancellation in April 2017 because

Surfboard shaper (1,845 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

shaper from Sydney, Australia who is most known for his innovation of the "thruster" board. In 1980, after viewing the work of shaper Frank Williams, Anderson

Gravitar (1,058 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

each to rotate the ship left or right, one to shoot, one to activate the thruster, and one for both a tractor beam and force field. Gravitar, Asteroids

Gridded ion thruster (1,562 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

of the accelerator grid prevents electrons of the beam plasma outside the thruster from streaming back to the discharge plasma. This can fail due to insufficient

Poseidon (film) (1,823 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

and leaving an opening for them to escape through. The group jumps out the thruster and swims to a nearby inflatable raft, and as they are getting into the

Hayabusa (6,679 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

probably another failure and that no pellets were fired. Due to a leak in the thruster system, the probe was put in a "safe hold mode". On 27 November, the

Monopropellant rocket (1,746 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

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

Microwave electrothermal thruster (1,287 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

generators and semiconductors. This made it more efficient allowing the thruster to operate at two separate frequencies. Relative to other electrothermal

Sonic boom (3,637 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

model for thruster power. Other models use the efficiency and power of the thruster to allow a less aerodynamic model to achieve greater speeds. A typical

2008 CrossFit Games (677 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

for round two and nine repetitions for the final round. The weight for the thruster was 95 pounds (43 kilograms) for the men and 65 pounds (29 kilograms)

Fatima Ebrahimi (765 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

annular thruster channel. Princeton University has a patent pending on the thruster technology, which "may come to be known as the Ebrahimi Drive – an engine

Narrabeen Sports High School (1,097 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Australia at the 1968 Summer Olympics Simon Anderson – surfer; creator of the "thruster" surfboard design Russel Gartner – rugby league player John Gibbs –

Geostationary orbit (4,861 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

generally retired. The transponders and other onboard systems often outlive the thruster fuel and by allowing the satellite to move naturally into an inclined

EmDrive (7,225 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

and again measured thrust perpendicular to the expected direction when the thruster was rotated by 90°. Moreover, they did not measure a reduction in thrust

BT-4 (rocket engine) (1,235 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

cancelled LUNAR-A mission to the moon. While the mission was cancelled, the thruster has seen success as a liquid apogee engine on the Lockheed Martin A2100

Philae (spacecraft) (8,352 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

was softer than expected, that the harpoons had not deployed, and that the thruster had not fired. The harpoon propulsion system contained 0.3 grams of nitrocellulose

Autonomous underwater vehicle (3,801 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

use a thruster unit to maintain the modularity. Depending on the need, the thruster may be equipped with a nozzle for propeller collision protection or to

From the Earth to the Moon (miniseries) (1,243 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

/ Agena assembly is tumbling around in space with a stuck thruster, the thruster is not visible in the new widescreen version, as it is cut off by the

Deep Space 1 (2,925 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the engine. No interference was found although the flux of ions from the thruster prevented PEPE from observing ions below approximately 20 eV. Another

SSETI Express (satellite) (1,671 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

sub-system processes commands related to the propulsion system, controls the thruster valves and performs data acquisition from the various thermistors and

Flagellum (7,257 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the body following the flagella. Counterclockwise rotation is called the thruster mode with the flagella lagging behind the body. During flagellar assembly

Magnetohydrodynamics (5,251 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

on January 14, 2009. Setsuo Takezawa et al. (March 1995) Operation of the Thruster for Superconducting Electromagnetohydrodynamic Propu1sion Ship YAMATO

Pocket Fleet (714 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

account. Player's ship has a limited energy which is used to operate the thruster and weapons. Players can dock into the mothership any time to change

Integrated Truss Structure (4,213 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

VASIMR ion thruster on the station to take over reboost duties. In 2013, the thruster module was intended to be placed on top of the Z1 truss in 2015. NASA

Silicon nitride (4,740 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

one-inch-diameter, single-piece combustion chamber/nozzle (thruster) component. The thruster was hot-fire tested with hydrogen/oxygen propellant and survived five

Yury Onufriyenko (1,616 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

spacewalkers also removed an experiment called Kromka situated near one of the thruster groups and installed a virtually identical new Kromka experiment in the

NEXT (ion thruster) (852 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

performance characteristics, measured over the entire throttle range of the thruster, were within predictions and the engine showed little signs of degradation

List of surfers (2,432 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Anderson (1954– ) (Aus) First advocate of the three-finned surfboard, the "thruster," early 1980s Bill Andrews (1944–2017) (USA) Among first to surf Black's

Soyuz at the Guiana Space Centre (2,720 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

thrusters to correct the situation. The flight control system did not detect the thruster issue and continued the flight plan with the upper stage oriented in

ThrustMe (1,258 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Earth Orbit) region to make in-situ Ionospheric plasma measurements. The thruster is expected to lower the orbit of the satellite to less than 300 km and

Toby Henderson (757 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

adequately and struck the second of double moguls, breaking the front end of the Thruster frame he was racing and catapulting him at high speed into the ground

67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko (5,594 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

a flywheel to keep it oriented during its descent. During the event, the thruster and the harpoons failed to operate, and the ice screws did not gain a

Psyche (spacecraft) (5,081 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

transmitted to an electric, rather than chemically powered, rocket engine. The thruster is nominally rated at 4.5 kW operating power, but it will also operate

HMAS Canberra (L02) (2,244 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

first phase of the trials resulted in vibration damage to decking when the thruster pods were run independently at high speed (instead of in tandem, as designed)

Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (2,814 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

intended course, according to the Pentagon scientists. One of them said the thruster remained inoperable through the final, "homing phase" of the test, when

Surfboard (6,431 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

version of the existing three fin prototypes which was later dubbed the "thruster". He created a prototype and 30 years later his "thruster" design is

MESSENGER (7,170 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

volcanic plains on Mercury. View with Rachmaninoff crater, from third flyby The thruster maneuver to insert the probe into Mercury's orbit began at 00:45 UTC

Surfing (10,785 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

its three fins, usually around 180 to 210 cm (6 to 7 ft) in length. The thruster was invented by Australian shaper Simon Anderson. Midsize boards, often

Timeline of Rosetta (spacecraft) (3,370 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

April 2004 — During a test sequence using an Earth pointing attitude, the thruster temperature (heated by the sun) caused an unplanned "slew" to occur.

Dawn (spacecraft) (8,417 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

by Harold R. Kaufman in 1959 at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Ohio. The thruster was similar to the general design of a gridded electrostatic ion thruster

Skylab (12,467 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the main computer, which could then use the control gyroscopes and or the thruster system to keep Skylab pointed as desired. Skylab had a zero-gravity shower

List of R-7 launches (1960–1964) (53 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

to flow into the combustion chamber of one of the vernier thrusters. The thruster then exploded, causing the rocket to tumble out of control. Resultant

Schottel (company) (1,531 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

gearbox, the electric motor is integrated into the vertical shaft of the thruster. In combination with a power management system, electric drives increase

Margaret Jepson (897 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1934) They Say She Killed Him, The Hawick News (7 April to 7 July 1939) The Thruster, The Hawick News (12 March to 4 June 1943) Miss Amagee in Africa, 1932

Defiance (1997 video game) (438 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

tutorial stage, introducing several of the game's core mechanics, such as the thruster, and setting up the plot. From that point on, the levels, which there

Krishna of Devagiri (1,094 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

terrifier of Gurjara-raja, one who caused the Konkana-raja to tumble, the thruster out of the Hoysala-raja, the restorer of the Telunga-raya... The Paramara

Wishology! (3,611 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

motorcycle. The Eliminator is flying in the air, but Jorgen pulls down the thruster, the magic wand glows and teleport to Fairy World, it disappears and

Human spaceflight (10,618 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

electrical short due to a static electricity discharge, which caused the thruster to remain powered even when switched off. The control system was modified

Magnetic nozzle (1,236 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

field downstream, it will turn around along the field lines back to the thruster. This would defeat the propulsive purpose of the magnetic nozzle, as

Small Satellite Program (United States Naval Academy) (1,611 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

messaging transponder similar to PSAT, an updated version of PCSAT. The thruster experiment was a success; however, communication issues prevent the retrieval

Search for extraterrestrial intelligence (15,464 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

detected by observing if its transits across the star abruptly end with the thruster in front. Asteroid mining within the Solar System is also a detectable

Space debris (17,356 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

companies which already carry nets or robotic arms to capture orbital waste. The thruster enables these satellites to return to Earth with the waste they have

Iodine Satellite (706 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

GEO. During operations, the tank is heated to vaporize the propellant. The thruster then ionizes the vapor and accelerates it via magnetic and electrostatic

Nauka (ISS module) (8,325 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

ground before the Kurs and TORU systems were deactivated, leading to the thruster firings. Work resumed on 30 July 2021 to outfit Nauka and tie its computers

2022 in spaceflight (4,855 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

spacewalk, replaced MLI blankets on Nauka that were knocked loose by the thruster firings when the module arrived, and installed retainers on Strela 1

Stuhlinger Medal (137 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Zharinov Russia 2011 For his pioneering work on ExB plasma acceleration leading to his invention and development of the Thruster with Anode Layer (TAL)

Halo 4 (13,433 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

close proximity and can emit a short range kinetic blast; and finally the thruster pack, which allows the player to launch themselves several feet in a

SETS (company) (1,253 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

This technology results in a reduction in the power consumption of the thruster, contributing to enhanced efficiency. The ST-40 Hall-Effect Thruster

Space Pirates and Zombies (2,584 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

science fiction television series Babylon 5 was the inspiration behind the thruster-based space combat. The in-game universe was inspired by the exploration

Project Artemis (5,276 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

conditions the thruster could twist the ship at eighteen degrees per minute. In 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) wind, 6 ft (1.8 m) swell with 5 ft (1.5 m) waves the thruster

List of GoBots characters (5,469 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

aid of the real Zeemon, Hans-Cuff and Rest-Q. Cy-Kill then arrives in the Thruster with more duplicates, but Small Foot is able to stop with robots using

List of spacewalks since 2015 (2,920 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

spacewalk, replaced MLI blankets on Nauka that were knocked loose by the thruster firings when the module arrived, and installed retainers on Strela 1

Irvine CubeSat STEM Program (1,355 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

thruster, the second of Accion Systems thrusters to reach orbit. Beyond the thruster, IRVINE02 utilizes magnetorquers, deployable solar arrays, a GPS unit

Human factors in diving equipment design (19,329 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

speeds. The most efficient position for towing behind is when the wake of the thruster bypasses the diver. This is usually achieved by using a tow leash from

Marquardt Corporation (4,307 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

closed the Van Nuys plant in 2001. With the sale of Kaiser-Marquardt and the thruster rocket business to Primex in 2000, the name Marquardt disappeared completely

Professional wargaming (9,938 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

by the new Research Department reflected a growing realization that the thruster strategy was too costly for BLUE. At the same time, ORANGE, while in

List of International Space Station spacewalks (9,760 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

spacewalk, replaced MLI blankets on Nauka that were knocked loose by the thruster firings when the module arrived, and installed retainers on Strela 1

2014 in science (25,359 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

has now been proven not to be the case. The team is continuing to work the thruster issue before the craft reaches a point where the remaining fuel will

Impulse Space (1,220 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

N) Saiph thruster. Using the propellants of nitrous oxide and ethane, the thruster achieved a burn duration of 12 continuous minutes and 50,000 pulses over

2017 Southern Thailand floods (3,782 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Thammarat. Along with the transport ship HTMS Angthong with a helipad, the thruster ships have departed from Phra Chulachomklao Navy Garage in Samut Prakarn

Ultimate Beastmaster season 3 (2,987 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

competitors a certain number of points, depending on how fast they hit the Thruster. In addition, a final Point Thruster worth 25 points has been added to

List of Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures episodes (187 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

two droids fight to obtain the thruster plug first, causing them to lose the device to a loaded droid which loads the thruster plug into a hovertrain carrying

Space Park (14,233 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

guidance navigation and control engineer from 1996 to 1998 who designed the thruster-based attitude control system for the Aqua satellite (launched May 4

Helge Ingstad collision (7,004 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

directly under the bridge and can be pulled into the hull. In an emergency, the thruster can be used as a propulsion machine. Approximately 10,000 liters (2,200 imp gal;