This story was told better in the book [1]. Specifically the part where they used a Soyuz to re-align the space station. They didn't think it would work, becaus

This story was told better in the book [1]. Specifically the part where they used a Soyuz to re-align the space station. They didn't think it would work, because it was the first idea they came up with and it seems so genius. They spent hours looking for a second solution before trying it. Dragonfly: NASA And The Crisis Aboard Mir