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Houston, we have a podcast.

Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center,

Episode 386, Moon Material Flammability.

I'm Gary Jordan, and I'll be your host today.

On this podcast, we bring in the

experts, scientists, engineers, and astronauts, all to let you know what's going on on the world of

human spaceflight and more. NASA is paving the path for returning human presence to the moon and

eventually to Mars. With that comes the need to understand as much as possible ahead of time on what

life will be like and how to stay safe. You have your

more apparent challenges to address, like a pressurized suit for working in vacuum, landing on

the surface, and finalizing tools. But some of the seemingly smaller details can still present

challenges. One of them is understanding flame behavior. Turns out that gravity may have some impact on flame size, intensity, and spread.

In particular, lunar gravity turns out to be this Goldiloxone that may prolong how long it may take for a flame to self-extinguish.

Well, there just so happens to be an experiment that's an interesting blend of science with important knowledge that could translate to how to keep lunar astronauts safer.

Joining us to discuss this topic is Emily Johnson and Dr. Paul for Cool, project manager

and principal investigator respectively for the flammability of materials on the moon,

or FM squared experiment.

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