SpaceX flight testing in South Texas

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Originally Posted by Jhieminga

I do wonder what caused that chine damage. It certainly did not hit the tower. Could the hot stage ring have touched it after release? Or is that a silly thought... It does not look like damage from the high speed airflow to me, but I could well be wrong.

Look at the videos just prior the catch. You can see parts of it flying away. It looks like a methan explosion within the chine when the landing burn started. Maybe some of it was trapped within and was ignited.




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