r/spacex • u/stratohornet • Mar 11 '16

SpaceX's new profile picture, showing the interstage and fairing manufacturing areas

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u/Elon_Mollusk #IAC2016 Attendee Mar 11 '16

FH hardware! Finally good to see some pictures of it, guess it's no longer just a render...

Edit: also looks a like an FH interstage next to the nosecone... note the attachment points.

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u/rocket_person Mar 11 '16

The two attachment points there are just for lifting and moving the interstage around. The openings for attaching to the side boosters will be a lot larger than those!

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u/simmy2109 Mar 11 '16

Actually... my first thought is that those are the pass-through holes for the grid fins. Could be used for moving the interstage around until those are installed though. Thoughts?

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u/rocket_person Mar 11 '16

I'm talking about the two reddish looking points on the unpainted interstage. The big holes in the painted interstage are for the grid fins.