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>> Speaker 1: The Microgravity
Science Glovebox located

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in the Destiny Laboratory
provides 9 cubic feet

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of enclosed workspace for
conducting a wide variety

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of experiments that
require liquids, combustion

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or hazardous materials.

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ISS crewmembers can safely
use its rugged gloves to work

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in a sealed environment
without the risk

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of releasing any small parts,
particles, fluids or gases

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into the rest of the laboratory.

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The structure and liftoff
in combustion experiment,

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or a SLICE, utilizes the
MSG to study and work

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with fire in microgravity.

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SLICE allows astronauts to
photograph and measure the shape

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in temperature of flames
produced by various fuels

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and sizes of burner nozzles.

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These assorted flame shapes
and sizes are then modeled

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to help scientists develop
more efficient engines

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and furnaces here on earth.

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The MSG is also used to
conduct the BASS experiment,

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which stands for burning
suppression of solids.

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Instead of measuring
flames from burner nozzles,

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the BASS experiment observes and
models the geometry of flames

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on solid spheres
and flat surfaces.

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These control fires are then
extinguish in a variety of ways

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to look for the best
strategy to use

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for suppressing flames
in microgravity.

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Improved fire detection and
suppression systems for use

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on earth and the ISS can then be
designed from this information.

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The MSG is also used
to accommodate tests

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for heating liquids in the
boiling experiment facility.

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A small container that includes
2 types of heating arrays,

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high-speed video
cameras, and a variety

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of tools for measurement.

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Experiments in the [inaudible],

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try to determine
critical heat flux,

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the point at which a heat
source becomes so hopped

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that the liquid can't
actually touch it.

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Interestingly the information

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from the critical
heat flux is used

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to design enhanced
cooling systems.

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The [inaudible] heating arrays
are also used to study the shape

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and buoyancy of bubbles.

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The high-speed cameras in the
[inaudible] capture the growth,

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detachment, and motion of
2 types of vapor bubbles-

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small individual bubbles
and larger bubbles

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that have merged together.

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Without the Microgravity
Science Glovebox aboard the ISS,

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there wouldn't be a safe way to
work with dangerous materials