The ISS is Now Stable After Docked Russian Module Unexpectedly Fired Thrusters

News @yeah_books Jul 30, 2021, 2:30 pm EDT | 1 min read NASARussia’s “Nauka” Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) successfully connected with the International Space Station on Thursday, July 29. Not long after, however, the flight control team noticed the module’s thrusters were unexpectedly firing, temporarily pushing the station out of orientation. As Russian cosmonauts were preparing to open the hatches that would connect the Nauka to the ISS, the ship’s movement thrusters started firing and the space station began losing attitude control. Obviously, that was problematic. The ISS needs to maintain a certain attitude in order to keep its signal with geostationar… Click below to read the full story from How To Geek
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