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Old January 4th 07, 03:39 AM posted to sci.space.history,sci.space.policy
Jake McGuire
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Pat Flannery wrote:
Fox2 wrote:

The vid from the under camera also showed lateral control because they
moved the craft back over the landing circle.


Yes, the landing looked very precise.
I'd be a little concerned about a hard landing with H2O2 on board, as
Me-163 Komets used to explode if they made too rough of a landing and
any remaining hydrogen peroxide got shaken up.


This is not correct. If the Komet landed hard enough to cause failure
of the propellant tanks and mixing of the hypergolic propellants, then
yes, it would catch fire. Hydrogen peroxide getting shaken up had
nothing to do with it.

-jake