Space

Voyager 1 Crew Accomplishes Tricky Thruster Swap

.Both Voyager probings include three sets, or divisions, of thrusters: pair of collections of perspective propulsion thrusters as well as one set of path adjustment maneuver thrusters. In the course of the mission's earthly flybys, both kinds of thrusters were actually used for various functions. Yet as Voyager 1 journeys on an imperishable path out of the planetary system, its thruster demands are actually easier, and either thruster division could be utilized to point the spacecraft at Planet.

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