# Flammability of Materials on the Moon (FM2)

Type: mission/experiment

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-10**: NASA Publicly Details FM2 Experiment Plans — NASA announced its intention to conduct the Flammability of Materials on the Moon experiment, the first combustion test on another world, as part of Artemis.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### NASA to Ignite First Lunar Fire, Probing Combustion at 1/6 Gravity
2026-07-12 13:16:14 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

NASA’s FM2 experiment will light the first controlled fire on the Moon, studying how materials burn in 1/6g. This foundational test will drive safety standards for lunar habitats and deep-space missions, leveraging the Moon’s unique partial-gravity combustion ‘Goldilocks zone.’
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/nasa-fm2-lunar-combustion-experiment-first-fire-moon

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