ISS Service Module Thruster Test Fails -- first story on line
I totally concur. Thanks for corroboration.
"hop" wrote
If it is truly an external cover, this sounds like something that might
be repairable with an EVA (earlier reports implied the failure was a
propellant valve, which seems like it would be a lot nastier to work
on). Or for that matter, it might be a sensor failure, or an issue that
could be worked around with different procedures (random speculation:
opening the cover in a different thermal environment or giving the
actuator more current or more time to open.)
They also note that a reboost using only one of the SM main engine is
still possible.
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