I'm relatively new to KSP only really playing it for the last few weeks. Mastered docking after doing the tutorial two times and started building my space station. But now for the third time the station started to destroy itself. In my first try I added several modules together. Only problem was low electricity so I added two service modules with more solar panels and batteries. After attaching, I deployed the masts with the solar panels. The station was stable, no wobble. I switched to the delivery rocket do deorbit it. But immediately the solar panels and their masts started to flap violently and the station began to spinn.
Here is one of the service modules in the VAB with masts and solar panels deployed:
Next try I it happened after deploying the first module and switching to the delivery rocket:
After that I suspected it might be a problem with the the hinges. So I put a central node and two service modules into orbit and dock them together, no problem. I launched the a masts with solar panels with the next rocket, attached two masts to one service module using docking ports and switched back to my delivery rocked to attach the third when it happened again. The station started twisting and solar panels exploded.
Because the station is pretty small on the screenshots I also included a view in the VAB of the hole station except for the still connected rocket stage:
Does anybody know what is happening? Stations are stable when I control them, but self-destruct when I switch to a vessel nearby. It is pretty frustrating.
KSP 1.11, Windows 10, GOG
