Space

Voyager 1 Crew Accomplishes Tricky Thruster Swap

.Each Voyager probes feature three sets, or divisions, of thrusters: 2 sets of attitude propulsion thrusters and one collection of trajectory correction maneuver thrusters. During the mission's earthly flybys, both types of thrusters were made use of for various reasons. Yet as Voyager 1 takes a trip on an imperishable road out of the planetary system, its own thruster demands are simpler, and either thruster branch could be utilized to point the space probe at Planet.