The International Space Station (ISS) made a half turn during an incident, which arose when docked with the Russian Module “Science”. This was written by Twitter The head of the American segment Zebulon Station Skoville.
Astronaut commented on the NASA report, which opened the details of the incident, and answered the questions of the network users. In one of the answers, he said that the station first made half the turnover, and then another half turn to return to its original position. All rotation took place on pitch.
Also, Skoville said that the solar panels and the radiators of the station remained at attached in their places. According to him, the hazard for the crew did not imagine.
On July 29, engines are unplanned on the “Science” module. This happened due to a short-term software failure, said Vladimir Solovyev, head of the Russian station of the Russian segment. Previously, the module succeeded successfully to the ISS, his flight took eight days. It was reported that due to the incident, the station turned 45 degrees.