Anathem, Neal Stephenson. (Seveneves also mentions plane change maneuvers but Anathem has this quote repeated verbatim several times and is closer to the topic

Anathem, Neal Stephenson. (Seveneves also mentions plane change maneuvers but Anathem has this quote repeated verbatim several times and is closer to the topic at hand. Then again, more people seem to be disappointed with Seveneves' ending, so who knows.)