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Re:James Webb telescope reaches its final destination in spa... by spookthesunset on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @12:49PM (#30075150)
That X-37 photo in the wiki article had me go down the "payload fairing" rabbit hole. Still don't quite know what the "bubble wrap" is on the inside. I assume it is part insulation to protect from extreme heat and part, well, bubble wrap.

According to wikipedia those things cost around $6 million to manufacture and spacex was the first to ever bother retrieving them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payload_fairing

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Re:James Webb telescope reaches its final destination in spa... by aksss on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @02:12PM (#30076524)
Gosh, the section on "Mission failures caused by payload fairings" is understandable but not something I've ever heard of before. The launch crew error of failing to remove two lanyards.. ugh. To be "that guy" must've sucked.
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