# The Moon Might Be More Prone to Fires

- slug: the-moon-might-be-more-prone-to-fires
- date: 2026-04-16
- category: Space & Aerospace

NASA certifies spacecraft materials with Earth fire tests — but nobody has burned anything on the Moon to verify those tests work at 1/6g. An experiment to answer this launches late 2026, after crewed landings. Lunar gravity may let fires burn far longer than on Earth.

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