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Originally Posted by photon
Yeah, though I thought you could see some venting right near where the tiles stopped forward of the flaps on the body, so maybe the plasma burned through the skirt then found its way inside and compromised the base of the flaps?
Moving them up makes sense; the control surfaces can move in and out of the airflow as needed but the base where there's gaps is more hidden.
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The flap we were watching was one on the nose end of the vehicle so opposite end from where the tiles were left off.