ChromeKiwi(@AshleyKillip):It looks like Ship 43.1 is using tonight’s closure from Production to Massey’s for testing. A reaction frame to pull down on the lower Pez dispenser hardware could be simulating the loads that the new, heavier V3 satellites place on the forward dome mounting points. Chopstick simulators were added to the can-crusher test cell, so SpaceX can gather data on the landing interaction between the bumpers, landing rail, and ship. I’m unsure what tests will be performed on the very top of the nose cone with the offset steel added in the factory. Thanks to @LabPadre Rover 1

2026.08.06 02:51

It looks like Ship 43.1 is using tonight’s closure from Production to Massey’s for testing. A reaction frame to pull down on the lower Pez dispenser hardware could be simulating the loads that the new, heavier V3 satellites place on the forward dome mounting points. Chopstick simulators were added to the can-crusher test cell, so SpaceX can gather data on the landing interaction between the bumpers, landing rail, and ship. I’m unsure what tests will be performed on the very top of the nose cone with the offset steel added in the factory. Thanks to @LabPadre Rover 1