Re:SpaceX exploring mission to boost Hubble
by WWLink on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @03:32PM
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The other problem with these is the big super high quality optical mirrors. Going to a production line with those would be really interesting! I don't think you'd get a big enough economy of scale to mass produce them in a just-in-time pipeline though.
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Re:SpaceX exploring mission to boost Hubble
by WalterBright on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @04:29PM
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Once you've designed and built the grinding machine (I saw a picture of it, it fills a special room) you've done most of it. Same for the custom test rig.
SpaceX shows what happens to costs when you re-use designs and tooling.