@S1-A.ARPA,@MIT-MC.ARPA:@SU-SCORE.ARPA:calius@su-star (07/25/85)
From: Emilio Calius <calius@su-star> Any 0-g system containing a combustible atmosphere is likely to be a manned system. Therefore there should be some air currents caused by the air conditioning system, the movement of bodies, etc. Wouldn't that contribute to sustaining the combustion? Also, in present-day vehicles, you don't really get 0g due to the movement of masses and the firing of thrusters. In a lived-in environment there should be scraps of combustible material(paper) floating around which could propagate the fire. I'd feel nervous if I were going up in the Shuttle and another crew- member insisted in bringing a book of matches and/or a lighter. Emilio P. Calius Aero/Astro, Stanford U. ------