On the eleventh and final day of the lander assembly, the team installed all mass simulators to verify fit. This will be the configuration of the lander structure during shake testing in California. For the purposes of display, the fuel and oxidizer tank mass simulators were replaced with mock fuel tanks. The prototype lander legs were completed, painted and installed on the lander. These legs are for display purposes and will not be installed during testing.

The fully assembled lander structure with all mass simulators

The lander in flight (with the help of the gantry crane)

The lander coming in to land on its new legs
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