NASA Revives Voyager Thrusters 'Considered Dead' for 20 Years
NASA Revives Voyager Thrusters 'Considered Dead' for 20 Years
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NASA Revives Voyager Thrusters 'Considered Dead' for 20 Years
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NASA Revives Voyager Thrusters 'Considered Dead' for 20 Years
NASA Revives Voyager Thrusters 'Considered Dead' for 20 Years
Flyby: the interplanetary odyssey of Voyager 2 (1987) by Joel Davis is a fascinating read about the behind the scenes to get things to work. Back then it was an amazing feat both in the results it gave and how they did it despite lots of problems. That we're still seeing such miracles of science is incredible.
200 pounds of hydrazine is a shitload of monopropellant for a probe that should almost never have to make major adjustments to its alignment.