propulsion

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Its service module, providing propulsion and power, was developed by the European Space Agency, with Airbus serving as lead contractor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Artemis 2 will then follow a so-called "free-return" trajectory, designed to use the Moon's gravity to send it back towards Earth without propulsion.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

This understates the reality: Experts have concluded that Mr. White’s exotic propulsion doesn’t work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

New research from Arizona State University shows that bacteria can travel in unexpected ways even when their usual propulsion system fails.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

Nobody in the propulsion area was going to win anything.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam