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I wasn't concerned too much for publication date, but more so about the time between touch-down and the thermal camera going "click"... in terms of thermal loss comparisons to the NASA space shuttle.

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The picture in question was from long before takeoff, let alone touchdown.

What do you base that on?

That the photos taken at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on 3 December 2010, were taken before the ship was launched into orbit.

Before the current mission launched. 3 December 2010 was the end date for the first mission

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