An ‘emergency’ on the International Space Station was much worse than previously thought

An incident at the International Space Station was more dramatic and dangerous than previously explained, and a “spacecraft emergency” was declared, according to a new report.

Last week, a Russian module Nauka arrived at the International Space Station after years of delay. But soon after it had docked, it caused major problems for the floating labs: its thrusters continued to fire, pushing the whole station out of its usual course and causing it to spin.

Nasa said initially that the incident had taken it “45 degrees out of attitude”, and that the crew was never in any danger.