Space

Voyager 1 Staff Accomplishes Tricky Thruster Swap

.Each Voyager probes include three collections, or branches, of thrusters: 2 collections of mindset power thrusters and also one collection of velocity correction procedure thrusters. In the course of the objective's nomadic flybys, both types of thrusters were actually utilized for different functions. But as Voyager 1 travels on a constant course away from the solar system, its own thruster necessities are easier, and either thruster branch can be utilized to direct the space probe at Planet.

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