Russia blames Nauka software for thruster misfire at ISS

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Nauka is operating normally, Solovyov reassured. And he added that “a reliable internal power and command interface was created, as well as a power supply interface that connected the module to the station.” 

The on-site Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov are balancing the pressure in Nauka. And they will enter the module to start “purifying the atmosphere and begin normal regular work.”

The ISS & Nauka 

The station was launched into low-orbit space in 1998. And it has been continuously occupied by a multinational crew for 21 years.

The ISS is the size of a football stadium. And the massive research station is floating 270 miles above the Earth.

Russia announced in April that they were going to create their own ISS in 2025. And they were scheduled to hand off their responsibilities at the current ISS.

Nauka means science in Russian. And is designed to hold both cargo and humans who are using it as a multipurpose science module.

Developing Nauka has faced years of delays and challenges. The original design was in 1995. But many design changes pushed back its original launch date from 2007 to 2021.