The space station that constantly orbits the Earth was thrown out of control on July 29 by a Russian module misfiring, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The module, named Nauka, docked at the International Space Station around 9:30 a.m. Eastern. About three hours later, flight control teams noticed the unplanned firing of module thrusters “that caused the station to move out of orientation,” NASA said in a statement. Ground teams regained control and the station’s motion became stable. “The crew was never and is not in any danger, and flight controllers in Mission Control Houston are monitoring the status of the space station,” NASA said. The loss of attitude spanned about 45 minutes, Joel Montalbano, manager of NASA’s space station program, told reporters in a conference call. The irregular movement peaked at half a degree per second. Vladimir Solovyov, a Roscosmos official, said in a statement that “slight fluctuations” were detected …
International Space Station Thrown Off Course by Misfire of Russian Module: NASA
July 30, 2021
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