Published on May 8, 2017
Space Station Live commentator Pat Ryan talks with Dr. Tom Avedisian of Cornell University, a co-investigator of the FLEX-2 experiment, about his research into the special spherical characteristics of burning fuel droplets in space that may lead to more efficient engines. Avedisian explains the science of the combustion event seen in a recent YouTube video ( that calls to mind a pulsating jellyfish.
