This diagram shows NASA's Saffire Experiment Module (top cover removed) to see how it will ignite a fire in space for science. This diagram shows NASA's Saffire Experiment Module (top cover removed) ...

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 ...

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A private cargo ship left the International Space Station June 14 and will soon host the biggest fire-in-space experiment ever conducted. The robotic Cygnus spacecraft, which was built by ...

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 ...

Gizmodo is reporting the space agency has an interesting array of topics this time, including 3-D printing, micrometeorite studies, and robotic grippers for grasping and putting objects onto walls.