> If they had attitude control, I think they would have at least stopped the visible rotation at some point before re-entry? Maybe they thought the flaps would

> If they had attitude control, I think they would have at least stopped the visible rotation at some point before re-entry? Maybe they thought the flaps would help stabilize once hitting some atmosphere. In fact, that seemed to happen though not before quite a bit of plasma cooked the unshielded side.