Marshall Center lighting the match to learning more about fires in space
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 07:30
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org)—Fast forward. A crew of astronauts is on its way to explore the red depths of Mars. A piece of equipment catches fire along the journey. What's the best way for astronauts to quickly extinguish that fire in conditions beyond low-Earth orbit? Or avoid a fire even starting?