They could see the fire burning in the night sky from blocks away, the flames rising above the silhouette of the city like rocket thrusters.
As a result, it was necessary to command the satellite to use its onboard rocket thrusters to move it into its correct orbit.
The jets of gas served as natural rocket thrusters, accelerating the comet in unexpected directions, throwing it off its carefully calculated course.
So, as Govorov says, the spaceplane must have brought rocket thrusters to move the station.
Finally, 12 rocket thrusters will fire to slow the descent to five miles an hour when the lander is just above the surface.
Mr. Bango's interest in rocket thrusters and homeland security comes as no surprise to those who know him.
Lasers could also be used to provide propulsion to tiny microsatellites, too small for conventional rocket thrusters.
Enforcer is a robot with rocket thrusters that first appears on the final level of Sector 02 City.
The task can also be carried out by small rocket thrusters on the Russian part of the station.
Small rocket thrusters fired, taking them a safe distance from the ship before shutting down.