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Thruster may refer to:

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.

Reaction engine

Spacecraft thrusters

Rocket engine, using exothermic chemical reactions of the propellant(s)
Electrohydrodynamic thruster, using ionized air (only for use in an atmosphere)
Electrostatic ion thruster, using high-voltage electrodes
Ion thruster, using beams of ions accelerated electrically
Hall-effect thruster, a type of ion thruster
Pulsed inductive thruster, a pulsed form of ion thruster
Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster, electric propulsion using the Lorentz force
Electrodeless plasma thruster, electric propulsion using ponderomotive force
Pulsed plasma thruster, using current arced across a solid propellant
Plasma thruster

Marine thrusters

Azimuth thruster, pod underneath a ship, instead of a propeller and rudder
Bow thruster, or stern thruster, at the bow or the stern of a ship or boat
Rim-driven thruster, electric motor and propeller combined in single unit
Underwater Thrusters, electric motor or hydraulic motor and propeller combined in single unit to propel the ROV, AUV or UUV

Transportation

Thruster (surfing) is a surfboard fin design
Shkadov thruster, hypothetical megascale reaction for moving a star

Vehicles

Avio Delta Thruster, a Bulgarian ultralight trike design
Thruster T600 Sprint, a British ultralight aircraft

Others

Hurrying, also called 'coal thrusting', a 19th-century profession
Big Mother Thruster, hard rock band
Thruster (crossfit), a combination of a front squat and a push press

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+==Propulsion devices==
 A '''thruster''' is a [[spacecraft propulsion|propulsive device]] used by [[spacecraft]] and [[watercraft]] for [[Orbital station-keeping|station keeping]], [[attitude dynamics and control|attitude control]], in the [[reaction control system]], or long-duration, low-thrust acceleration.
+* [[Reaction engine]]
-==Spacecraft thrusters==
+===Spacecraft thrusters===
+{{Main|Spacecraft propulsion}}
+[[File:NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis Thrusters Kennedy Space Center.jpg|thumb|Rear thrusters of the [[Space Shuttle Atlantis]]]]
 *[[Rocket engine]], using exothermic chemical reactions of the propellant(s)
 *[[Electrohydrodynamic thruster]], using ionized air (only for use in an atmosphere)
 *[[Electrostatic ion thruster]], using high-voltage electrodes
 *[[Ion thruster]], using beams of ions accelerated electrically
-*[[Hall effect thruster]], a type of ion thruster
+*[[Hall-effect thruster]], a type of ion thruster
 *[[Pulsed inductive thruster]], a pulsed form of ion thruster
 *[[Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster]], electric propulsion using the Lorentz force
 *[[Electrodeless plasma thruster]], electric propulsion using ponderomotive force
 *[[Pulsed plasma thruster]], using current arced across a solid propellant
+*[[Plasma thruster]]
-==Marine thrusters==
+===Marine thrusters===
 *[[Azimuth thruster]], pod underneath a ship, instead of a propeller and rudder
 *[[Bow thruster]], or [[stern thruster]], at the bow or the stern of a ship or boat
+*[[Rim-driven thruster]], electric motor and propeller combined in single unit
+* Underwater Thrusters, electric motor or hydraulic motor and propeller combined in single unit to propel the [[Remotely operated underwater vehicle|ROV]], [[Autonomous underwater vehicle|AUV]] or [[Unmanned underwater vehicle|UUV]]
-==Others==
+==Transportation==
-*[[Avio Delta Thruster]], a Bulgarian ultralight trike design
 *[[Thruster (surfing)]] is a surfboard fin design
-*[[Thruster T600 Sprint]], a British ultralight aircraft
 *[[Shkadov thruster]], hypothetical megascale reaction for moving a star
+===Vehicles===
+*[[Avio Delta Thruster]], a Bulgarian ultralight trike design
+*[[Thruster T600 Sprint]], a British ultralight aircraft
+==Others==
 *[[Hurrying]], also called 'coal thrusting', a 19th-century profession
-*[[Big Mother Thruster]]
+*[[Big Mother Thruster]], hard rock band
+*Thruster ([[crossfit]]), a combination of a front squat and a push press
-*[[Plasma Thruster]]
-*Thruster ([[crossfit]]), a combination of a front squat and a push press: starting with the barbell in the rack position, the athlete squats (hips below knees) and then stands, driving the barbell overhead.
+==See also==
+* [[Thrust (disambiguation)]]
 {{disambiguation}}
-[[Category:Spacecraft components]]
-[[Category:Marine propulsion]]