New Railcar Has a Few Glitches

After installing their new railcar on the International Space Station yesterday, NASA wanted to take it for a spin. The railcar - which will be used in future phases of the station's construction - rolled along the track for a few minutes but then it stalled. Controllers suspect the car drifted slightly in the low gravity causing its magnetic sensors to break contact with the aluminum rails.

Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain is the publisher of Universe Today, founding the website in March 1999. He's also the co-host of Astronomy Cast.