How do direction work in space because north,east,west and south are bonded to earth? How does a spacecraft guide itself in the unending space?

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How do direction work in space because north,east,west and south are bonded to earth? How does a spacecraft guide itself in the unending space?

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Answer 1

Just like on earth n,w,e,s are meaningless without a reference. The same will apply to space.

Since things move in space you will need to use coordinates relative to some set objects. Say certain stars. We havent really begun space exploration to really hammer out a good system but we do use angles and distance that are relative to earth.