fire requires oxygen to burn. there is no oxygen in space. however, spacecrafts contain their own fuels. to what degree would those fuels combust within the environment of space? would a fire dissipate quickly? would gas bottles explode the same way as on earth?
2006-07-06 04:31:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
i realize spaceships have oxygen as well as fuel on board. but that still amounts to far less oxygen than on earth. would'nt the fires generally be smaller and burn less long than equivalent ones on earth?
2006-07-06 05:12:28 · update #1
hydrogen and oxygen are kept in tanks that provide them with enough fuel to get out of the atmosphere. no the burning does not harm the ozone layer or contribute to global warming, unless you count the water particles it ehausts as helping to warm the earth.
here is a link that should help you out.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/space-shuttle.htm
by the way, it uses up the rest of it's fuel when it gets into orbit and ejects the tank.
2006-07-06 04:37:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spaceships do not just carry fuel, they carry fuel AND oxygen. They are totally self sufficient and do not combust fuels with the environment of space to any degree at all. Gas bottles can explode. An oxygen tank on Apollo 13 exploded.
2006-07-06 04:45:05 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sunlight is mad up of gases, manly hydrogen. with the aid of a procedure called hydrogen fusion, the sunlight is able to make huge quantities of potential. some day the sunlight will run out of potential and burn out yet for now it remains burning. Plus i imagine fireplace dosent favor in simple terms oxygen to burn. see you later as a gas or source of potential is accessible to feed it, fireplace can stay. you would understand this in case you had payed interest in technological expertise classification in extreme college. Christians: -a million=0 Atheists: a million
2016-10-14 04:31:36 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spacecraft also contain their own oxygen. Oxygen, Fuel, Spark = Explosion.
2006-07-06 04:36:26 · answer #4 · answered by Krazykraut 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Space is not atrue vacuum it does contain some elements which aid combustion, but not enough for life to suvive unprotected.
Spaceships explode not burn !! Big difference.
2006-07-06 05:14:23 · answer #5 · answered by Peter R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rockets use liquid oxygen carried on board.
2006-07-06 04:37:33 · answer #6 · answered by Mumrah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from going to fast
2006-07-06 04:34:27 · answer #7 · answered by Squill 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
right?
2006-07-06 04:35:32 · answer #8 · answered by Magickal Passage 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋