Space

Voyager 1 Group Accomplishes Tricky Thruster Swap

.Each Voyager probings include three collections, or even branches, of thrusters: pair of sets of attitude propulsion thrusters and also one set of trajectory adjustment maneuver thrusters. During the course of the mission's wandering flybys, both types of thrusters were utilized for various functions. However as Voyager 1 journeys on a constant pathway away from the solar system, its thruster requirements are easier, and either thruster division could be made use of to point the space capsule at Earth.

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