Space

Voyager 1 Staff Accomplishes Tricky Thruster Swap

.Each Voyager probings include three sets, or branches, of thrusters: two collections of attitude propulsion thrusters as well as one collection of trajectory adjustment procedure thrusters. Throughout the objective's worldly flybys, each kinds of thrusters were utilized for various functions. However as Voyager 1 takes a trip on a changeless pathway away from the planetary system, its own thruster needs are less complex, and either thruster division may be made use of to aim the spacecraft at The planet.