Vernier thruster
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title:
Vernier thruster
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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 of a craft's maneuvering and stability systems, it may simply be a smaller thruster complementing the main propulsion system, or it may complement larger attitude control thrusters, or may be a part of the reaction control system.
The name is derived from vernier calipers which have a primary scale for gross measurements, and a secondary scale for
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Rocket engines for maneuvering
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernier_thruster
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2024-02-10T07:38:08Z
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