ISS Controllers Take Protective Measures With Critical Gyro

International Space Station engineers are assessing the potential long-term implications of fleeting abnormal behavior noted on one of the station's three remaining control moment gyros (CMGs) important to maneuvering the 330,000-lb. station complex. ISS controllers at the Johnson Space Center have...

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