An Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo ship was released from the International Space Station early Tuesday, clearing the way for an on-board experiment to set off a relatively large fire inside the spacecraft ...
A Cygnus cargo ship launching toward the International Space Station (ISS) this weekend will carry an experiment designed to improve fire safety on moon and Mars missions. Called SoFIE (Solid Fuel ...
With plans already being made to send manned missions to distant parts of the galaxy, it's important for NASA to identify all possible issues spacefarers might face during their journey. One such ...
Understanding how fire spreads in a microgravity environment is critical to the safety of astronauts who live and work in space. And while NASA has conducted studies aboard the space shuttle and ...
NASA has officially bid adieu to its Spacecraft Fire Safety Experiment (Saffire), fittingly having the last one burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere following six successful missions involving controlled ...
As part of its efforts to ensure the safety of spacefarers, NASA set a 16x37-inch block of cotton-fiberglass material on fire aboard a spacecraft that's making its way back home. Since the largest ...
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