I recently (Jan 2022) drove by the SpaceX Starbase at Boca Chica and took a picture of a piece of equipment there that I can't identify. Does anyone know what this is? It was in the assembly area of the facility.
Also, does anyone know which Starship prototypes these are? One has a larger area of heat shielding visible. I'd like to post these pictures on my website and would like to correctly identify them
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
It's a can crusher test tool or some sort, presumably for simulating the load at vehicle fully fueled
The one with more heat shield is SN16, and its sibling is SN15