Mantis
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I noticed something for the first time after watching Endeavour land at the conclusion of STS-134. There appeared to be some sort of flame/hot exhaust gas radiating from the aft fusilage in the area near where the tail fin meets the OMS pods. I am guessing that it's exhaust venting from the APUs but it was the first time that I'd ever actually seen flame there - granted any flame would not likely be visible in daylight but I can't recall ever seeing that before on a night landing either. Am I correct that it was related to the APUs?
You can see it quite clearly in the image on the page below:
http://www.space.com/11839-space-shuttle-endeavour-sts134-final-landing.html
You can see it quite clearly in the image on the page below:
http://www.space.com/11839-space-shuttle-endeavour-sts134-final-landing.html
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