NASA Set Its Spaceship on Fire. Here's Why
What did NASA learn from setting their Cygnus spaceships on fire? Is fire more dangerous in space than on Earth? Finding out with Dr. David Urban, Branch Chief from NASA Glenn Research Center.
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Halogens have proven to be very effective fire suppressants. We don’t use them on earth anymore because they are pollutants particularly damaging the ozone layer. How would they work in a spacecraft as atmosphere contamination would not be the main concern.
Dr. Urban's raising of the issue of how you put a fire out on the moon is so pertinent. If I understood him correctly, he was suggesting that no-one is addressing this issue. I.E. There is no big supply of nitrogen on the moon. Perhaps someone should remind NASA of Apollo 1. The fact that the Boeing Starliner is ONLY NOW being modified due to flammable wire wrap is not an optimistic sign.