Space Station to reposition for science

The International Space Station will reposition itself for a better view of the sun, the first-ever attitude change for scientific reasons alone, officials say. The ISS will turn itself to position the European Space Agency's SOLAR instrument for a better view of the sun. The instrument has been monitoring the sun's output since it was installed on one of the station's laboratory modules in February 2008, a release from ESA's Paris headquarters said Wednesday. More

(Source: UPI.com - Nov 29)