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It had a _lot_ of lateral movement at touchdown. A "sticky" valve slowed the engine's response to throttle commands. That led to a feedback loop as it got furth

It had a _lot_ of lateral movement at touchdown. A "sticky" valve slowed the engine's response to throttle commands. That led to a feedback loop as it got further and further behind (you can see it gimbaling significantly back and forth).

KON_Air 9y ago
But it was almost slow enough to not explode.
- JshWright 9y ago
  Once it tipped over, it was going to explode. You can see the cold gas thruster at the top trying desperately to keep it upright, but it was just too off-axis, and had too much lateral momentum.