The unplanned activation of the engines of the multifunctional laboratory module (MLM) “Science” after its accession to the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) led to a change in the overall orientation in the latter space by 540 degrees (full turnover), declares NASA.
In the American Space Agency, noted that “the space station remains in good condition, and the systems work normally.” “The most important thing is that the maximum angular speed and acceleration when changing the orientation did not approach the security limits for the station systems,” added to NASA.
In August, the head of the American Space Agency said that the Russian MLM and European Robot-Manipulator EUROPEAN Robotic ARM (ERA) will help to make even more discoveries, valuable for living on earth and taking into account our promotion into space and Mars “.
July 29, RIA Novosti, referring to the negotiations of astronauts with the center of flight management (PC), reported that the engines of “science” docked to the ISS were improperly earned. The reason for this in “Roskosmos” was called a short-term software failure.
MLM docked to the ISS on July 29. On it, “Science” took the place of the Pierce module, which, with the help of the “Progress MS-16” cargo ship, was reflected from the Russian station segment.
“Science”, in particular, received a remote controlled Robot-manipulator ERA, created by the European Space Agency (ESA).