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NASA’s Fire-in-Space Experiment Ends in Flames
After eight years of experimenting with flames in space, NASA lit a fire inside a cargo spacecraft for the last time and sent its Saffire experiment toward a burning reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. NASA’s Spacecraft Fire Safety Experiments, also known as Saffire, came to a fitting end on January 9, flying aboard a Northrop Grumman…
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Smoke Detector Triggers Alarm in Russian Segment of the International Space Station
An alarm went off on the International Space Station earlier this morning as cosmonauts woke up to the smell of smoke.
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Russia Says Software Glitch Caused New ISS Module to Accidentally Fire Thrusters After Docking
Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station are continuing to sort through an issue that caused the newly arrived Nauka module to inadvertently fire its thrusters after docking to the orbital outpost.