Space

Voyager 1 Crew Accomplishes Tricky Thruster Swap

.Each Voyager probings feature three collections, or branches, of thrusters: pair of collections of perspective power thrusters and also one collection of velocity correction maneuver thrusters. Throughout the goal's nomadic flybys, each sorts of thrusters were actually made use of for various purposes. But as Voyager 1 journeys on a constant course away from the solar system, its thruster demands are actually easier, and either thruster branch may be utilized to point the space capsule at Earth.

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