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Re:SpaceX successfully lands its sixth Falcon 9 rocket after... by jessriedel on Sunday August 14, 2016 @08:27AM (#12285333)
> SpaceX is thought to have limited capacity to produce fairings at a high rate, which is why they're chasing reuse

Is there an easy explanation for why fairings are so hard to make? In comparison to rocket engines, their function seems dead simple.

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Re:SpaceX successfully lands its sixth Falcon 9 rocket after... by mikeash on Sunday August 14, 2016 @09:03AM (#12285415)
They're huge, they need to be light, and they need to protect extremely delicate cargo from hypersonic speeds.
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