Space

Voyager 1 Crew Accomplishes Tricky Thruster Swap

.Both Voyager probes feature three sets, or even divisions, of thrusters: two collections of mindset propulsion thrusters and also one collection of path correction maneuver thrusters. During the purpose's global flybys, each types of thrusters were actually made use of for different purposes. But as Voyager 1 travels on an unchanged road out of the planetary system, its thruster requirements are easier, as well as either thruster branch may be utilized to aim the spacecraft at Planet.