Are those TENTACLES?
As the name suggests, the spaceflight industry's can crushers are giant compactors that, in essence, do the same thing that aluminum can compactors do to empty soda cans — except these operate on a much larger, and much more dangerous, level.
"Place a soda can on the floor in an upright position and then stand on it -- gradually applying weight -- until the can ripples and collapses,", when the agency undertook the world's largest can crusher test at the time, reads.
In essence, can crushers like those used by NASA and SpaceX are meant to simulate the force of takeoff and test to make sure rocket components are ready for the stress of the entire ordeal.look a lot like their smaller, consumer-grade counterparts, the one employed by SpaceX is as next-generation as the company's rockets. Those "tentacle"-looking things are actually spread out like bungees during testing to secure whichever part is being stress-tested, as previous renders show.
Though can crushers have been a big part of pre-launch rocket testing for more than a decade, we don't often get to see that part of the action — which is why this video of the deflated equipment being rolled around on the launchpad looks all the weirder.Will the B2.1 tank be filled?🤔
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