What are some ways you think NASA could protect astronauts from fire in space?

First, they would turn off the ventilation system to slow the spread of fire. Next they would shut off power to the effected unit. Finally astronauts would use fire extinguishers to put out the flames.

What would happen if there was a fire on the space station?

Fire is a different beast in space than it is on the ground. When flames burn on Earth, heated gases rise from the fire, drawing oxygen in and pushing combustion products out. In microgravity, hot gases don’t rise. As a result, the material used to put out space fires must be more concentrated, researchers said.

How do astronauts get off the International Space Station?

You say goodbye to your ISS colleagues, enter your cramped Soyuz capsule and close the hatch. The undocking sequence begins, and the hooks that connect the Soyuz to the ISS detach. As you drift away, mission control uploads the data your onboard computer needs to get home.

Can you have explosions in space?

In space no one can hear you explode… Many astronomical objects such as novae, supernovae and black hole mergers are known to catastrophically ‘explode’. But as long as the explosion doesn’t require oxygen, then it will work in much the same way in space as on Earth.

Will NASA ever evacuate the International Space Station?

Only once before, after the 2003 space shuttle Columbia disaster, which destroyed that orbiter and its crew, did NASA consider evacuating the International Space Station — a process agency officials call “de-manning.”

Will the International Space Station go unmanned?

(Image credit: NASA) In the wake of a Russian rocket failure, NASA is considering evacuating the crew of the International Space Station later this year. The unprecedented move would mark the first time in more than 10 years that the orbiting outpost has gone unmanned.

Does the International Space Station have an emergency escape pod?

Originally Answered: Does the International Space Station (ISS) have an emergency escape pod? There isn’t an escape pod in the traditional sci-fi sense, but the ISS always has a Soyuz-TMA spacecraft attached to it in standby mode serving as a “crew return vehicle.”

Could Russia evacuate Space Station after Soyuz rocket failure?

The space station evacuation is one possibility following the failure of the unmanned Russian supply spacecraft just after its Aug. 24 launch — a surprise given the reliable track record of its workhorse Soyuz rocket. The vehicle’s Progress 44 cargo craft, and its 2.9 tons of supplies bound for the International Space Station, crashed in Siberia.