> fire around the rear flap hinges

I believe it's pretty hard to have a fire at that altitude. You need a leak of both methane and oxygen, and an ignition source.

I wonder if perhaps one of the engines split open and the exhaust wasn't going into the engine bell?

pixl97 a year ago | parent | next [-]

I mean blowing liquid oxygen on something with a hot heat source beside it typically turns things to fuel you wouldn't expect. Like metal.

modeless a year ago | parent | next [-]

Good point, must have been an O2 leak oxidizing random stuff.

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At atmospheric pressure, yes.

But up at 140km altitude, the pressure is so low that I don't think even pure oxygen would lead to combustion.

	▲	fooker a year ago \| parent [-]
		There are two huge tanks providing the pressure here.

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