Fire experiment

ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst works with the BASS experiment (Burning  and Suppression of Solids) in the European-built Microgravity Glove Box.  

Alexander is currently a member of the resident International Space  Station Expedition 40 crew. He is spending five and a half months living  and working on the ISS for his Blue Dot mission.  

Find out more about the Blue Dot science activities here: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Blue_dot/Space_Station_Science