Starting about a month ago, the gondola was almost completely disassembled. Parts needed final modifications to match the flight-like configuration. After the reassembly, The gondola was also given a new, temporary, and spectacular inner frame.
Ready to Glue
For the SIP cage and reaction wheel
Inserts
Shiny
Jamil presides over an exploded gondola
Hmm, something feels wrong here...
Joints to Modify
To match new and changed parts
The Pivot
Needed repair too
Support
Provided by Juan during reassembly
New Carbon Fiber-Supported Hub
For the reaction wheel. Blue tape is temporary and replaced by "aircraft rubber"
The reaction wheel
And part of the floor, now missing a chunk
Fully Reassembled
With a new inner frame
Yes, the new inner frame...
...is a shipping contianer
Shipping Container
Slightly reinforced, so as to not break-and-destroy-everything
Curses
Juan brandishes a ratchet at the monstrosity
The Anti-Juan Ratchet
A source of some stitches on his forehead...
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