The International Space Station is temporarily removed from its orbital axis after Russian missile tests

Moscow announced that the International Space Station had moved off its orbital axis on Friday after operating the engines of a Russian spacecraft, but said the problem had been resolved and "there is no danger".

The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, said in a statement that the test on the engines of the "Soyuz MS-18" rocket resulted in a "temporary reorientation of the International Space Station."

The agency noted that the redirection to the normal course was "immediately thanks to the work" of the Russian personnel on the International Space Station crew.

The Russian agency confirmed that "the station and the crew on board are not in danger."

This is not the first time such an incident has occurred aboard the International Space Station, an international science laboratory orbiting the Earth.

In July, the unexpected ignition of the engines of the Russian Nauka module attached to the International Space Station moved the station 45 degrees out of position.

The crew had to turn on the thrusters of the Russian part of the station to restore it.

The Russian space sector has faced many difficulties in recent years, between failed launches and corruption scandals.

But he wants to relaunch with ambitious projects, such as building his own space station or a lunar base with China.

The new incident comes at a time when the Roscosmos agency is preparing to return a Russian actress and director to Earth after they traveled to the International Space Station to shoot the first film in orbit to advance an American project with Tom Cruise.

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