Editing Thruster (section)

==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===
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[[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
*[[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 [[Remotely operated underwater vehicle|ROV]], [[Autonomous underwater vehicle|AUV]] or [[Unmanned underwater vehicle|UUV]]