# @nasaartemis on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BVk3dhDF7wF
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/15345353-nasaartemis-instagram
- **Posted:** 2017-06-20T21:12:48.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA Artemis (@nasaartemis) — https://gondola.cc/nasaartemis

## Caption

This is so cool!! And a bit hot too... After our third Spacecraft Fire Experiment (Saffire-III), we're getting pretty good at setting big fires in space. Did you know that flames spread more slowly in microgravity? Don't be fooled, though — the sluggish flame means smoke production could be slower, resulting in a time delay for a smoke detector to alert astronauts. Slow-moving fires also produce larger amounts of carbon monoxide, the leading contributor to suffocation in house fires. We're studying flammability of different materials as well as fire detection and post-fire monitoring and cleanup in space. Keeping astronauts safe is goal number one!

Credit: NASA 
#nasa #technology #techtuesday #NASATech #nasatechnology #fires #fireinspace #experiments #experimentsuccess #saffire

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fireinspace, nasa, experiments, techtuesday, nasatech, nasatechnology, saffire, technology, fires, experimentsuccess

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