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Why are most thrusters designed to shut down when space vehicles enter into safe mode? Shouldn’t the ability to reliably follow a well-designed trajectory supersede the (seemingly) minimal damage accrued by not turning propulsion off?

by /u/i_owe_them13 in /r/askscience

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