Russian Resupply Module Thruster Has “Unscheduled Firing” While Docked With Space Station – IOTW Report

Russian Resupply Module Thruster Has “Unscheduled Firing” While Docked With Space Station

Saturday, 31 July 2021, 15:00 Dr. Tar Uncategorized 23

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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.

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. More

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