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The ISS orbits over the southern Indian Ocean between Asia and Antarctica.
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Earlier on the space module Science, the engines suddenly turned on. This led to changes in the operation of the ISS.
The Russian space module Nauka, which docked to the ISS, suffered a malfunction. The engines on it suddenly turned on. Due to this, the ISS changed its orientation by 540 degrees. This was stated in NASA .
It is noted that the ISS changed its general orientation in space by one and a half full revolutions.
At the same time, the agency claims that the space station remains in good condition, and the systems are operating as usual.
“Most importantly, the maximum angular velocity and acceleration when changing orientation did not come close to the safety limits for station systems,” the message says.
We will remind, the executive director for manned space programs of Roscosmos Sergey Krikalev explained unplanned inclusion of engines of Science the fact that the module thought it was in free flight. Thus, for safety, an algorithm was triggered, turning on the motors on the branch.
We add, the multifunctional module Science docked to the ISS on July 29. The process was carried out manually. He replaced the Pierce module, which was previously buried in the Pacific Ocean.
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