SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts will answer 'burning questions' with space station science

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The Crew-6 team will head out to conduct cutting-edge science during a 6-month mission as soon as Feb. 27.

One investigation the team will be engaged in is the continuation of the combustion research using the Solid Fuel Ignition and Extinction hardware insert for the station's Combustion Integrated Rack .

SoFIE findings could help assess the flammability of materials to be used in future space missions, vital for planning these projects and designing equipment. The results could also help astronauts detect and suppress fires in space as well as present applications in combustion here onThis image shows a flame from acrylic burning in microgravity for the first test of SoFIE-GEL on Jan. 13, 2023, which looked at how fuel temperature affects material flammability.

The former is the concern of the European Space Agency Immunity Assay, a test that uses a functional immune test to monitor how spaceflight impacts cellular immune functions. Previously this test would be conducted before and then after space flight here on Earth. This is the first time the experiment will be run while in space, something that has been made possible by a newly designed assay tube.

Testing"inflight" with astronaut blood and saliva samples should paint a clearer picture of immune changes that happen while in space and could help scientists plan measures to counteract these changes.

 

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