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Wood does not ignite in space because there's no air in space. There's non-oxidative types of decomposition, if you can reach high enough temperatures: https:
by perihelions 2y ago
Wood does not ignite in space because there's no air in space.
There's non-oxidative types of decomposition, if you can reach high enough temperatures:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrolysis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrolysis
- westurner 2y agoThere's some air in the wood and in the satellite. Hypothesis: the wood in a wood satellite will quickly dry out as the heat on the sun side boils the residual water out of the wood; and once dry, the wood will easily break due to space debris