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Voodoo_Masta t1_j3f04zr wrote

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This is amazing, thank you for sharing! Love the story behind the little blip in the star trails... that actually makes the photo more interesting IMO!

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astro_pettit OP t1_j3orvlv wrote

Normally there are 4 control moment gyros to hold station attitude, there was a failure so we were down to three and the control algorithm for this down mode was still being tweaked so some blips were expected

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TheSpaceExplorer1 t1_j3os8zh wrote

That is an absolutely incredible picture! Do you have any plans to fly in space again?

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