But on Friday, the drama came true at the station. it was tilted out of its position in the orbit During a test of the thrusters on the capsule, which sent the film crew home to Earth. According to a NASA statement, Novitsky was testing the engines, Roscosmos said, but they fired longer than expected. Russian mission control officials were quoted as saying that the station, which is the size of a football field, was tilted 57 degrees from position. interfax, a Russian news agency.
The incident prompted Russian and NASA officials into action, and they corrected the station’s position within 30 minutes. This was the second emergency of its kind after July. When Russia’s New Yacht Module Accidentally Fired Its Thrusters, making the station a one-and-a-half revolutions – about 540 degrees – before it came to a reverse stop.
Whatever problems happened with the spacecraft’s thruster on Friday, it didn’t happen again as the film crew and Mr. Novitsky departed the station on Saturday night.
“The Soyuz is in good condition, was declared ready to support undocking and landing this evening, and everything is in order of departure,” NASA spokesman Rob Navas said during a livestream of the process.
Russia’s space agency announced its intention to send an actress to the space station soon after the plan was revealed. Tom Cruise will travel to space as part of An action-adventure film directed by Doug Liman. Jim Bridenstine, who served as the administrator of NASA under President Donald Trump, Twitter confirms plans At that time, but no updates on the film project have surfaced since that time. Other entertainment projects focused on the International Space Station may take place in the coming years, including Discovery Channel Reality TV Competition “Who Wants to Be an Astronaut?”