A Russian Spacecraft Pushed the Space Station Out of Position and Sent Astronauts Into Emergency Mode ― Again
Business Insider | 15 October 2021 | Morgan McFall-Johnsen and Aylin WoodwardA Russian spacecraft pushed the International Space Station out of position on Friday morning, prompting astronauts to go into emergency mode. It’s the second time Russian hardware has caused such an incident since July.
Cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky was conducting engine tests on the Soyuz spaceship, which is docked to the ISS, on Friday morning when its thrusters fired too aggressively…
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In Soviet Russia….
Anyone check if Oleg had driver’s ed? Sheesh….
Novitsky, if you do that again we are sending you home …. the hard way!
Yes, you can step out for a smoke.
Soyeuz project has been going downhill ever since they started buying cheap-ass Spacely sprockets.
I thought the problem was the Coswell Cogs.
I’m not saying it wasn’t a Russian spacecraft but an alien spacecraft…but it really wasn’t a Russian spacecraft , it was an alien spacecraft.
What, there wasn’t enough room in Space?
They all feel as important like President Biden! We used the same type of diapers! Democratsi good Igor…poopatapants…poopatapants!…
I’ve seen plenty of dashcam videos from Russia, I just figured their cosmonauts would be held to a higher standard…. chalk another one up to communism.
I guess the Russian love of Vodka doesn’t stop at the atmosphere.