The International Space Station performed an unexpected backflip after a thruster fired, though officials said astronauts on board were not in danger.
The Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module, left, is docked to the International Space Station next to the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on July 29, 2021.The Associated Press
“It appears there is no damage,” Krikalev said in an interview broadcast by Russian state television. “But it’s up to specialists to assess how we have stressed the station and what the consequences are.” NASA said in a tweet Tuesday that the station was 45 degrees out of alignment when Nauka’s thrusters were still firing and loss of control was discussed with the crew.
“The station is a rather delicate structure, and both the Russian and the U.S. segments are built as light as possible,” he said. “An additional load stresses the drivers of solar batteries and the frames they are mounted on. Specialists will analyze the consequences, and it is too early to talk about how serious it was, but it was an unforeseen situation that requires a detailed study.”
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