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Glitchy Russian Thruster Test Temporarily Knocks ISS Out of Position
Late last week, a routine thruster test of a Soyuz spacecraft continued for longer than expected, causing the ISS to shift by nearly 60 degrees. It’s yet another troubling sign that all is not well in the Russian segment of the orbital outpost.
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Smoke Detector Triggers Alarm in Russian Segment of the International Space Station
An alarm went off on the International Space Station earlier this morning as cosmonauts woke up to the smell of smoke.
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NASA Weakly Defends Astronaut Following Russian State Media Accusations of ISS Sabotage
Still stinging from the recent ISS cartwheeling mishap, Russian state-owned news agency TASS alleges that a NASA astronaut deliberately damaged a docked Soyuz spacecraft for the purpose of facilitating a prompt return to Earth, in an incident dating back to 2018. The claim is unfounded and outrageous — but you wouldn’t know it from NASA’s…
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The ISS Backflipped Out of Control After Russian Module Misfired, New Details Reveal
A NASA flight director has provided new details about last week’s scary incident in orbit, in which a freshly docked Russian module inadvertently fired its thrusters, causing the International Space Station to roll backwards.