"I can assure you that nothing has been lost from the station."Damage ControlRussia's Nauka module docked with the International Space Station last week. Hours later, it fired up its thrusters to spin the entire orbital outpost at 540 degrees.Although all indications are that the space station and crew survived, Russian officials now say they will launch an investigation to determine if any damage occurred. Gizmodo reports. The details are not available and Russia's past history of scheming on the ISS, as well as the fact that it was responsible for the disaster in the first instance due to its own faulty equipment, makes it difficult to accept any new rhetoric seriously. However, the promise does indicate that this week's unprecedented incident is still being heard down here.Rosy OutlookBoth American and Russian officials have so far seemed to agree that the ISS is doing fine after its slow-motion tumble during which it spun at approximately half a degree per sec.Sergei Krikalev (director of Roscosmos crewed space programs) stated that nothing has happened to the station.AdvertisementAdvertisementSpecialists will now evaluate how heavy we loaded the station, and the consequences, he said, translated by Russia's state-operated news agency TASS.Gizmodo points out that the term loaded refers to the strain placed on the space station by its brief spin out of control, which was eventually reverted back to normal. Krikalev said that many components of the ISS are surprisingly fragile, and were designed to be lightweight. Therefore, it is possible that investigators will discover signs of strain or damage throughout.Roscosmos, NASA and NASA remain optimistic about the ISS's condition. Gizmodo was told by a NASA spokesperson that the station is in good condition and that astronauts are not in imminent danger.READ MORE: Russian Official: Experts to Examine Possible Consequences Of Flipping Space Station [Gizmodo]AdvertisementAdvertisementMore about the ISS incident: NASA admits that the Space Station Incident was far worse than NASA's.
