Simeon Schmauß on Nostr: What we are likely seeing is cold gas being expelled from the rocket and expanding in ...
What we are likely seeing is cold gas being expelled from the rocket and expanding in a ring shape.
To me it looks like it's the RCS thrusters firing, as the Falcon 9 sometimes creates similar pattern.
Others have said it could be linked to the upper stage anomaly (which meant they had to passivate the stage, i.e. drain all propellant so it can't explode)
To me it looks like it's the RCS thrusters firing, as the Falcon 9 sometimes creates similar pattern.
Others have said it could be linked to the upper stage anomaly (which meant they had to passivate the stage, i.e. drain all propellant so it can't explode)