Space

Voyager 1 Crew Accomplishes Tricky Thruster Swap

.Each Voyager probes include three sets, or even branches, of thrusters: pair of collections of attitude power thrusters as well as one set of trail adjustment maneuver thrusters. During the course of the purpose's earthly flybys, both types of thrusters were actually utilized for different objectives. However as Voyager 1 travels on a constant road away from the solar system, its own thruster needs are simpler, and either thruster branch could be utilized to aim the space capsule at Earth.