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Re:SpaceX Crew Demo-1 Mission [video] by JshWright on Saturday March 02, 2019 @12:49PM (#19290185)
You can "skimp" on hardening if you use more redundancy (which is generally cheaper, and often lighter (which is the real cost savings)).
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Re:SpaceX Crew Demo-1 Mission [video] by danpalmer on Sunday March 03, 2019 @01:18PM (#19295874)
You can also skimp on hardening if the operational lifetime in space is minutes to days, instead of months to years like most satellites.
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