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A US-built orientation engine has failed aboard the International Space Station, leaving it uncontrollable and drifting, Russian media reported Thursday. An undisclosed source at the Russian Mission Control Center told the ITAR-TASS news agency one of the U.S. gyrodynes, which provide precise orientation for the station, stalled Wednesday because of an incorrect command from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Russian controllers urgently switched on engines of the Russian segment of the ISS to return the station to its proper position, and orientation control was restored with the use of the U.S. gyrodynes within 5 1/2 hours, the source said, although more than 30 pounds of fuel were expended during the unplanned maneuver. There was no threat to the lives of NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao and Russian cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov, the source added. As a regular adjustment, the station will be lifted in its orbit by 1.8 miles on Feb. 16, ITAR-TASS reported. All rights reserved. © 2004 United Press International. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by United Press International. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of United Press International. Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express 
NASA Plans Unique ISS Partnership With Seven Universities
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 03, 2005Students and faculty at seven universities nationwide will soon have out-of-this-world opportunities as they become NASA partners working with the International Space Station. |
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