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The overpressure from the burst helium COPV ruptured the second-stage tanks and spilled the contents. We didn't really see clouds of unburnt fluids or gases thi
by _Microft 7y ago
The overpressure from the burst helium COPV ruptured the second-stage tanks and spilled the contents. We didn't really see clouds of unburnt fluids or gases this time, it was an explosion right from the start. That's what I meant when I said it looked different this time.
- JshWright 7y agoRight, but your explanation for those differences seemed to be (based on the context) related to whether or not the FTS was triggered.
- _Microft 7y agoYes, I actually meant to say that the sudden explosion did not look like CRS-7 which had this spilling-a-dewar look and guessed that the AFTS might have been involved. It was really nothing more than a wild guess.