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Fire On The Space Shuttle?

liedetectors From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 357 posts, RR: 0
Posted (3 years 2 months 3 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 3967 times:

Yea so I just watched the space shuttle do a night landing tonight on tv. During the footage of the roll out, I couldnt help but notice that there was some flames pulsing out of the base of the tail. Does anyone know what that is? Some sort of reverse thrusters? Is it normal? Could it just be extra hydrazine burning off?

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web500sjc From United States of America, joined Sep 2009, 588 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (3 years 2 months 3 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 3913 times:

the drag chute deploying? i'd imagine there are some pyro-yechnics involved with that so that could be your flash, as for fire, you would know by now if there was a fire.

Mir From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 19686 posts, RR: 56
Reply 2, posted (3 years 2 months 3 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 3901 times:

Quoting liedetectors (Thread starter):
Is it normal? Could it just be extra hydrazine burning off?

It's hydrazine from the APUs burning off, and while this was one of the more vibrant displays of it that I've seen, it is normal.

-Mir

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Oroka From Canada, joined Dec 2006, 787 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (3 years 2 months 3 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 3308 times:

Quoting Mir (Reply 2):
It's hydrazine from the APUs burning off, and while this was one of the more vibrant displays of it that I've seen, it is normal.

I will second that one.

CURLYHEADBOY From Italy, joined Feb 2005, 921 posts, RR: 2
Reply 4, posted (3 years 2 months 3 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 3223 times:

Quoting Oroka (Reply 3):
Quoting Mir (Reply 2):
It's hydrazine from the APUs burning off, and while this was one of the more vibrant displays of it that I've seen, it is normal.

I will second that one

Yep, that's what it is. In the daylight you can't see the flames but still can hear the intermittent puffing sound of the exhaust.

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