Overview[]
Thruster Propellant level is shown on the fuel gauge, and the exhaust plume of thrusters as they fire.
Thruster Propellant is one of three sources of propulsion in Space Agency, the other two being Main Engine Fuel, and electric propulsion. Thruster propellant level is shown in the indicator, positioned in the top right corner, above the Main Fuel Tank indicator. Thrusters are typically mounted on the sides of spacecraft and use thruster propellant to rotate and/or move it. This provides a small amount of thrust each time it is fired, to turn the craft or move it slowly forward, backwards, or sideways. They only fire for short fractions of a second, unlike Main Engines, which possibly may burn for minutes at a time. There is currently no way to "link" the thrusters on multiple spacecraft so they fire in unison.