Saffire-V - Spacecraft Fire Safety Experiment-V

After Northrop Grumman’s CRS-14 Cygnus departed the International Space Station, ground operators ignited the fifth Spacecraft Fire Safety Experiment. The samples were burned at 8.2 psia and 34% oxygen levels to simulate atmosphere conditions for deep space exploration vehicles. Data obtained from Saffire-V will be used to ensure the safety of future human exploration spacecraft. A sample of polymethyl methacrylate, also known as Plexiglas, with thinner and thicker ribs. Credit: NASA Music: Dance Of The Su