Portable Fire Extinguisher

Completed TRL 5 (started at 4, targeting 5)

Description

This flight test was a requalification of the fire extinguisher originally tested under T0010.
Paper (Jan 2013): Development of the International Space Station (ISS) Fine Water Mist (FWM) Portable Fire Extinguisher

Benefits

This fire extinguisher will benefit future ISS missions by providing a portable means with which to fight a fire in a microgravity environment.

Details

Technology area	Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems > Environmental Monitoring, Safety, and Emergency Response > Fire Detection, Suppression, and Recovery
Program	Flight Opportunities (FO)
Lead organization	Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
Start date	2012-06-01
End date	2013-09-01

Project contacts

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Branelle R Rodriguez — branelle.rodriguez@nasa.gov

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