NASA activates the biggest fire in space

On June 15, the US Agency for Aeronautics and Space (NASA) announced that it has successfully created the largest artificial fire ever in the universe to observe and study how the fire broke out. time.

The success of this experiment "opens the door" for burning experiments in larger gravity environments in the future, while directly supporting the development of technology and materials for safety in exploration. deep space.

The combustion experiment on space known as "Saffire I" was carried out one day inside the Orbital unmanned transport vessel ATK Cygnus , hours after the cargo ship left the International Space Station ( ISS).

Astronaut Tim Kopra prepares for activating the fire.(Source: nasa.gov).

Director of NASA space fire safety simulation project Gary Ruff announces the experiment takes place as planned.

The experiment was carried out in a 0.9x0.9x1.5m module of Cygnus after the spacecraft was taken to a safe distance from the ISS.

Engineers at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland and Orbital Space Technology Corporation ATK activate the fire remotely. Images and data collected from within the module will be transferred to these two facilities before the ship Cygnus returns to Earth.

This is one of NASA's three space fire testing series aimed at ensuring the safety of astronauts living and working outside the Earth, especially in extended missions such as spying. Mars.

Saffire-II and Saffire-III experiments are expected to take place later this year.