propulsion

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As for the tram system, Whalen said the Getty is installing a new propulsion system with trams transporting more people per trip than before.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The ship and three others still under construction are smaller than CalMac's last new vessel, the dual-fuel Glen Sannox, and use a conventional diesel-electric propulsion system with some battery power available while manoeuvring.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Voyager can build space station modules and habitats as well as propulsion and communications technologies.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 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

“Smart beyond your years. There are places for a boy like you. General Heissmeyer’s schools. Best of the best. Teach the mechanical sciences too. Code breaking, rocket propulsion, all the latest.”

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr