Russian module throws ISS out of control

By Steve Gorman and Polina Ivanova
Updated July 30 2021 - 1:00pm, first published 12:54pm
Jet thrusters from a Russian research module threw the International Space Station out of control.
Jet thrusters from a Russian research module threw the International Space Station out of control.

The International Space Station (ISS) has been thrown briefly out of control on when jet thrusters of a newly-arrived Russian research module inadvertently fired a few hours after it was docked to the orbiting outpost, NASA officials say.

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