- Author
- Wardell, A. W.
- Title
- Manned Spacecraft Electrical Fire Safety.
- Coporate
- National Aeronautics and Space Admin., Houston, TX
- Report
- NASA CR TM X-14330,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Book or Conf
- National Aerospace and Space Administration. NASA Conference on Materials for Improved Fire Safety. May 6-7, 1970., Houston, TX, 20/1-5 p., 1970
- Keywords
- spacecraft | ignition source | oxygen enriched atmospheres | ignition hazards | flammability tests | fire safety | technology utilization | electrical hazards
- Identifiers
- materials flammability
- Abstract
- To minimize the spacecraft hazards in the event of a short circiut, NASA developed the electrical-wire/cable current-overload flammability test. The results of this test have been applied to spacecraft design, configuration, and application decisions.