Space

Voyager 1 Group Accomplishes Tricky Thruster Swap

.Each Voyager probings include three sets, or even divisions, of thrusters: 2 collections of attitude power thrusters and one collection of trajectory correction maneuver thrusters. During the objective's earthly flybys, each forms of thrusters were actually used for various reasons. Yet as Voyager 1 takes a trip on an unchanging pathway away from the planetary system, its thruster requirements are less complex, and either thruster branch may be utilized to aim the spacecraft at Planet.

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