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Re:Two weeks in, the Webb Space Telescope is reshaping astro... by ncmncm on Monday July 25, 2022 @11:15PM (#32233849)
Making it not need to fold, or spend years testing and re-testing all the unfolding, would solve a very great deal.
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Re:Two weeks in, the Webb Space Telescope is reshaping astro... by foobarian on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @10:26AM (#32238726)
I guess in-orbit assembly would then be a whole different can of worms. But, a very useful can of worms - once it's figured out, it's like horizontal scaling - you can just keep sending up more parts.
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Re:Two weeks in, the Webb Space Telescope is reshaping astro... by ncmncm on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @04:02PM (#32243226)
In-orbit assembly would also be a can of worms. So, don't do it.
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