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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_start
Another - nitrous oxide can become explosive in gaseous phase. If enough of it became gas, the oxidizer tank may have exploded.
There are also inherent instabilities of hybrids - higher pressure accelerates the burn, which increases pressure, which...
We'll know more after they finish the investigation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_start
Another - nitrous oxide can become explosive in gaseous phase. If enough of it became gas, the oxidizer tank may have exploded.
There are also inherent instabilities of hybrids - higher pressure accelerates the burn, which increases pressure, which...
We'll know more after they finish the investigation.