Nauka's Troubled Flight—Before It Tumbled the ISS

Russian space station module revelations—and a movie—raise questions

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​Large square solar panels stick out from cylindrical white and brown modules in space over a blue and white planet Earth

Forward view of Nauka from the International Space Station's Cupola, shortly after Nauka's docking on 29 July 2021.

Shane Kimbrough/NASA