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New Gyroscope To Be Delivered To ISS
A new gyroscope will be delivered in May to the International Space Station by the Discovery Shuttle, Russia's Novosti news agency reported Thursday. The new equipment will restore electricity to control unit No. 2 of the U.S. power gyroscope, which had been installed by the previous ISS crew Gennady Padalka and Michael Fincke on July 1, 2004, the report said. "After almost eight months of faultless operation, that unit suddenly disconnected the gyroscope. This instrument acts on a principle of automatic devices installed in apartment houses to prevent the damage of household electric appliances," an expert explained. Two gyroscopes are required to maintain the station's orientation in space. "One of them was broken long ago and the second one has just been disconnected. That is why two properly functioning gyroscopes at once were at the space sta! tion," he said. All rights reserved. � 2005 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 The Iran Nonproliferation Act And The ISS: Issues And Options Washington DC (SPX) Mar 15, 2005 The Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000 (INA) was enacted to help stop foreign transfers to Iran of weapons of mass destruction, missile technology, and advanced conventional weapons technology, particularly from Russia.
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