Two of the four gyroscopes - part of the space station's pointing and navigating system - were initially shut down but the crew installed a jumper cable to bring up a third gyroscope, leaving the station in a much more stable position, AP says.
Aviation officials in the U.S. and Japan are trying to determine if the two major incidents this month were caused by malfunctions in the lithium-ion batteries or if some other part of the electrical system was at fault.