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Bright green flames at the end is a giveaway of engine-rich combustion.
by grey-area 6y ago
Bright green flames at the end is a giveaway of engine-rich combustion.
- mhandley 6y agoIndeed, which in turn is an espected outcome if the engine is running oxygen rich, and hence much hotter than the design point. Pretty likely the low fuel tank pressure was the cause of this, and I'm sure SpaceX will have the telemetry data to know for sure if this was the case, irrespective of what pieces remain after the landing.