NASA: Fire aboard the International Space Station

Scientists at NASA have lit over 1,500 fires aboard the International Space Station. The fires were lit as part of the ongoing Combustion Research with a goal to understand better how fire works in space.

According to Space.com, the fires were lit as part of the long-running project ‘Advance Combustion via Microgravity Experiments’. Termed as the ACME Project, it began in 2017. (NASA)

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1/5 According to Space.com, the fires were lit as part of the long-running project ‘Advance Combustion via Microgravity Experiments’. Termed as the ACME Project, it began in 2017. (NASA)

The objective of the experiment was to better the understanding of behaviour, structure and physics of fire in space under microgravity. (NASA)

2/5 The objective of the experiment was to better the understanding of behaviour, structure and physics of fire in space under microgravity. (NASA)

In a recent statement, Dennis Stocker, scientist at NASA Glenn Research Center said "That knowledge can help designers and engineers here on Earth develop furnaces, power plants, boilers, and other combustion systems that are more efficient, less polluting and safer.” (NASA)

3/5 In a recent statement, Dennis Stocker, scientist at NASA Glenn Research Center said "That knowledge can help designers and engineers here on Earth develop furnaces, power plants, boilers, and other combustion systems that are more efficient, less polluting and safer.” (NASA)

"Over 1,500 flames were ignited, more than three times the number originally planned, Several 'firsts' were also achieved, perhaps most notably in the areas of cool and spherical flames,” Dennis Stocker further added. (NASA)

4/5 "Over 1,500 flames were ignited, more than three times the number originally planned, Several 'firsts' were also achieved, perhaps most notably in the areas of cool and spherical flames,” Dennis Stocker further added. (NASA)

The ACME Project experiments were run remotely from NASA's Glenn ISS Payload Operations Center in Cleveland by scientists to save NASA’s astronaut time, according to space.com. The mission is said to end in 2022 and the hardware for the ACME Project will be repurposed for a new set of experiments by NASA. (NASA)

6/5 The ACME Project experiments were run remotely from NASA's Glenn ISS Payload Operations Center in Cleveland by scientists to save NASA’s astronaut time, according to space.com. The mission is said to end in 2022 and the hardware for the ACME Project will be repurposed for a new set of experiments by NASA. (NASA)