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Private Cargo Ship Leaves Space Station to Ignite Record-Breaking Fire Experiment
space.com ^
Posted on 06/14/2016 7:53:27 AM PDT by BenLurkin
A private cargo ship left the International Space Station today (June 14) and will soon host the biggest fire-in-space experiment ever conducted.
The robotic Cygnus spacecraft, which was built by Virginia-based company Orbital ATK, undocked from the orbiting lab at 9:30 a.m. EDT (1330 GMT). At about 2:30 p.m. EDT (1830 GMT), when the freighter is a safe distance from the ISS, controllers on the ground will deliberately light a large fire inside Cygnus to test how flames spread in microgravity.
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posted on
06/14/2016 7:53:27 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
No oxygen in space, so I’d have to imagine it’ll consume any available oxygen and die out. Any science FReepers who can clarify?
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posted on
06/14/2016 7:55:52 AM PDT
by
rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
To: BenLurkin
Ignite a fire? What could go wrong?
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posted on
06/14/2016 7:56:46 AM PDT
by
Kickass Conservative
(If Scandals were Brains, Hillary would be the smartest person on the Planet.)
To: BenLurkin
My hypothesis?
Exponentially faster and in every direction. Kinda like the big fireball we see every day.
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posted on
06/14/2016 7:57:58 AM PDT
by
Delta 21
(Patiently waiting for the jack booted kick at my door.)
To: BenLurkin
Cool experiment, or should I say hot?! Thanks for posting! Hopefully they post video of the tests.
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posted on
06/14/2016 8:17:30 AM PDT
by
catbertz
To: rarestia
The experiment is being conducted inside a spacecraft.
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posted on
06/14/2016 8:25:12 AM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Socialism is always just one or a thousand or a million more murders away from utopia.)
To: rarestia
No oxygen in space, so I’d have to imagine it’ll consume any available oxygen and die out. Any science FReepers who can clarify?
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posted on
06/14/2016 12:40:08 PM PDT
by
JRios1968
(I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
To: Kickass Conservative
That’s why they are going to light the fire when the spacecraft is undocked from the Station and is some distance away.
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posted on
06/14/2016 2:37:31 PM PDT
by
jmcenanly
("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
To: Kickass Conservative
That’s why they are going to light the fire when the spacecraft is undocked from the Station and is some distance away.
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posted on
06/14/2016 2:37:31 PM PDT
by
jmcenanly
("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
To: Kickass Conservative
That’s why they are going to light the fire when the spacecraft is undocked from the Station and is some distance away.
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posted on
06/14/2016 2:37:31 PM PDT
by
jmcenanly
("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
To: jmcenanly
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posted on
06/15/2016 9:06:50 AM PDT
by
JRios1968
(I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
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