![A Lexan box (left) from the original candle experiment and a wire-mesh box later used on Mir.](https://appel.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/LexanBox-670x380.jpg)
Human Spaceflight and Science
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By Howard Ross Intentionally igniting a fire inside the Space Shuttle might seem like a bad idea, but done safely and correctly, it could answer all sorts of seemingly simple questions, such as, “Would a candle burn in zero gravity?”