Article AT57 International Space Station shifted by engine misfire, say Russians

International Space Station shifted by engine misfire, say Russians

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Station's position in orbit has changed but no one is injured and scheduled crew return will go ahead, space agency says

A glitch at the International Space Station on Tuesday caused its position in orbit to change, but the crew was not in danger, the Russian space agency said.

Roscosmos said the engines of a Soyuz spacecraft docked at the station unexpectedly started during testing of the radio system that controls the docking procedure.

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