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The launch on Friday used the old fins. During re-entry, one set was glowing from the heat. I really thought it was going to cause a landing failure.
by mabbo 9y ago
The launch on Friday used the old fins. During re-entry, one set was glowing from the heat. I really thought it was going to cause a landing failure.
- kl4m 9y agoThat was just the paint burning off, I think.
- greglindahl 9y agoYeah, it's normal for the aluminum + ablative paint version to look Really Alarming during a hot landing.
- JshWright 9y agoThey have always done that. Up until this launch the grid fins were coated with an ablative material that was designed to burn off.