Roscosmos Blames Software For Nauka Thruster Anomaly

Maxim Pyadushkin July 30, 2021
Rendering of Nauka module.
Credit: NASA
A software glitch caused the newly arrived Russian Nauka module to inadvertently fire its thrusters after docking with the International Space Station (ISS) July 29 and change the orbital outpost’s orientation. “Due to a short-term software failure, a direct command was mistakenly implemented to...
Maxim Pyadushkin

In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine. In the past he was in charge of several ATO’s sister aerospace publications and earlier worked for Moscow-based CAST defense think-tank.

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