Watch CBSN Live

NASA experiment: Setting a fire in space

Name: NASA experiment: Setting a fire in space
Uploaded: 2016-03-18T00:45:31+0000
Duration: 3 min 40 s
Description: NASA is planning to light a fire in space in order to study how it behaves and what safety precautions should be taken in case of future fires. Franklin Institute Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts joins CBSN to discuss the experiment.

NASA is planning to light a fire in space in order to study how it behaves and what safety precautions should be taken in case of future fires. Franklin Institute Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts joins CBSN to discuss the experiment.