How NASA Detected Invisible Fires... With Brooms

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In the 1960's, NASA engineers used brooms to solve a major safety problem that had nothing to do with dust bunnies. And thanks to their efforts, we've gotten closer to using hydrogen gas as an eco-friendly, high-octane fuel for rocket launches and hopefully someday, to power even more of our world.

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