NASA's Final Space Fire Experiment Enhances Future Space Safety

The conclusion of the Saffire series marks a significant advancement in understanding fire behavior in microgravity.

NASA concludes its Spacecraft Fire Safety Experiment (Saffire) series with the final experiment, Saffire-VI, burning up during re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.
The Saffire experiments, running since 2016, have provided crucial data on fire behavior in space, enhancing safety for future space exploration missions.
Saffire-VI featured 19 experiment runs with various materials ignited under controlled conditions to simulate fire scenarios in space.
The experiments have helped NASA understand how fires grow and spread in microgravity, informing the design of safer spacecraft and spacesuits.
Despite the conclusion of the Saffire series, NASA has gathered extensive data that will continue to influence spacecraft design and mission safety.