International Space Station witnessed a brief scare as the new Russian Nauka module faced problems after docking in.
The Russian module inadvertently fired its thrusters causing a "tug of war" with the space station. The impact briefly pushed the ISS out of position on Thursday morning, according to NASA flight controllers.
NASA officials declared it a "spacecraft emergency" as the space station experienced a loss of attitude, the angle at which the ISS is supposed to remain oriented for nearly one hour. Reports said ground controllers lost communications with the seven astronauts currently aboard the ISS for 11 minutes during the ordeal.
The engines of another module on the space station were then activated to compensate and reposition the ISS
A joint investigation between NASA and the Russian space agency Roscosmos is now ongoing.