Russian Module's Tug of War With the Space Station Puts Starliner Launch on Hold

It looks like the ISS is attracting a lot of drama these days. After watching a piece of their home burn up in Earth's atmosphere, the astronauts experienced a loss of altitude control. On July 29th, after the Russian module Nauka docked the space station, it suddenly fired its thrusters. On July 26th, the crew aboard the space laboratory bid farewell to its 20-year old Pirs module and watched it turn into a (continue reading...)