Thruster Misfire on Russian Module Knocks international Space Station Out of Position

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Space Station Stable After Earlier Unplanned MLM Thruster Firing

Following the docking of the Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM), named Nauka (the Russian word for “science”) to the International Space Station at 9:29 am EDT, Russian cosmonauts aboard the space station conducted leak checks between Nauka and the service module. At 12:45 pm, the flight control team noticed the unplanned firing of MLM thrusters that caused the station to move out of orientation. Ground teams have regained attitude control and the motion of the space station is stable.

https://scitechdaily.com/thruster-misfire-on-russian-module-knocks-space-station-out-of-position/

Edited July 30, 2021 by Manwon Lender

[quiXilver]

Whoa... that had to be a few tense minutes while they sorted that out.

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8 minutes ago, quiXilver said:

Whoa... that had to be a few tense minutes while they sorted that out.

I can only imagine, i would bet someone lost bodily functions!