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		dingaling on Nov 10, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Somebody moved the UK's oldest satellite in the mi... > They are literally rocket scientists. Literally they are not. The rockets used to launch the Voyagers were built by Martin and General Dynamics.

echoangle on Nov 10, 2024 [–]

There’s some overlap though, space probes have (rocket) engines too. Much simpler than on a proper lifting rocket but I would still count it as a rocket engine.

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