Station gyro off line; impact on shuttle flight assessed, SpaceflightNow

“One of the international space station’s four control moment gyroscopes, used to keep the outpost properly oriented without jarring, fuel-consuming rocket firings, was taken off line late Monday because of concern about repeated instances of excessive vibration.”

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