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If you were going to spend the enormous amount of money required to send something to the moon, you'd probably use space-rated electronics. I'm guessing the ele
by jostmey 9y ago
If you were going to spend the enormous amount of money required to send something to the moon, you'd probably use space-rated electronics. I'm guessing the electronics make up a minuscule fraction of the cost, so why risk a super expensive mission to save a relatively small amount of money?
- CapitalistCartr 9y agoNot money; weight and time. Working with off-the-shelf components is much faster, and usually weighs less. Shielding is basically fancy foil; it weighs precious little. I used to wrap components in the Air Force and the rule was don't exceed three layers when touching it up.