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Laurie WinklessMeet Hēki - the reo Māori word for 🥚. In June-ish, it'll become the most powerful electromagnet ever to fly to and be tested on the International Space Station. Built here in Aotearoa! It's a precursor or tech demo for a future ion thruster called Kōkākō - named for a native NZ bird 🐦 <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/electric-propulsion-thruster" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://spectrum.ieee.org/electric-propulsion-thruster</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#space</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scicomm</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/thruster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thruster</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/iss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iss</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/nz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nz</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/NZTwits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NZTwits</a>

ThijsThis is wild: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Voyager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Voyager</a> 1 Team Accomplishes Tricky <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Thruster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Thruster</a> Swap.<a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/voyager-1-team-accomplishes-tricky-thruster-swap" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/voyager-1-team-accomplishes-tricky-thruster-swap</a>

Heron&Fox PhotoA close-up view of the Reaction Control System thrusters on <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NASA</a>’s Space Shuttle <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Endeavour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Endeavour</a>. The <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RCS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RCS</a> thrusters are intended to allow the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SpaceShuttle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpaceShuttle</a> to have fine control over its attitude once it’s in orbit.Get a print of this image or another at <a href="https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/endeavour-in-opf-2-rcs-pod-heron-and-fox.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/endeavour-in-opf-2-rcs-pod-heron-and-fox.html</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SpaceShuttle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpaceShuttle</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Thruster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Thruster</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RocketEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RocketEngine</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Photography</a>

Heron&Fox PhotoA <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photograph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photograph</a> of the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Apollo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apollo</a> Service Module’s side, showing one of the four <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/thruster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thruster</a> quads that helped the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spacecraft</a> control its attitude and position. Each <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/quad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#quad</a> has four R-4D <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/rocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rocket</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/engines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#engines</a>. Similar thrusters have been flying on spacecraft ever since, including the new lunar exploration spacecraft Orion.Get a print or other item with this image at <a href="https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/apollo-service-module-thruster-heron-and-fox.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/apollo-service-module-thruster-heron-and-fox.html</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Apollo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apollo</a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ApolloServiceModule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ApolloServiceModule</a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ApolloCSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ApolloCSM</a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ReactionControlSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReactionControlSystem</a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RCS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RCS</a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ThrusterQuad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThrusterQuad</a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/R4D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#R4D</a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RocketEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RocketEngine</a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Photography</a>

Heron&Fox PhotoA <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Photograph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Photograph</a> of an <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Atlas</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/rocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rocket</a>’s <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/vernier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vernier</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/thruster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thruster</a>, the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Rocketdyne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rocketdyne</a> LR-101, meant to help stabilize the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/vehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vehicles</a> attitude during flight. This <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/engine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#engine</a> was on display at the Air Force <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Space</a> and Missile <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Museum</a>. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AtlasRocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AtlasRocket</a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/LR101" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LR101</a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VernierEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VernierEngine</a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AirForceSpaceAndMissileMuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AirForceSpaceAndMissileMuseum</a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Photography</a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Photo</a> Buy a print: <a href="https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/atlas-vernier-engine-2-heron-and-fox.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/atlas-vernier-engine-2-heron-and-fox.html</a>

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