Published 3 years ago

'This is a big deal': Space station rotated 540 degrees after Russian module misfired

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NASA initially thought the space station rotated 45 degrees, but, now, NASA says it actually rotated 540 degrees, the equivalent of one and a half times. The spinning started after the Russian Module Nauka docked with the station and a software malfunction caused its thrusters to fire unexpectedly.

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'This is a big deal': Space station rotated 540 degrees after Russian module misfired

NASA initially thought the space station rotated 45 degrees, but, now, NASA says it actually rotated 540 degrees, the equivalent of one and a half times.

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