Re:A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has exploded at Cape Canaveral
by perseusprime11 on Thursday September 01, 2016 @09:57PM
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Why does a satellite cost so much? I always thought it was a computer with solar panels orbiting in space using gravitational force?
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Re:A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has exploded at Cape Canaveral
by BinaryIdiot on Thursday September 01, 2016 @10:26PM
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I think a lot of it is using electronics that are less susceptible to radiation along with needing a clean room to actually build the thing. Not sure if that accounts for the entire $200 million.