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Stationkeeping within a fraction of a millimeter is much easier when your instrument is on solid ground. It might simplify the platform to the point where desce
by hughes 8y ago
Stationkeeping within a fraction of a millimeter is much easier when your instrument is on solid ground. It might simplify the platform to the point where descent into the lunar gravity well is worthwhile.
- Armisael16 8y agoBuilding on the surface destroys the entire benefit of the project. The moon isn’t large enough to give you the effective ape rather size you need - if it was you’d be fine on earth.
- hughes 8y agoThe point would be to combine this with the earth-based telescopes to create a 400,000km aperture.