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SpaceX don’t have vertical integration just now, but they will soon due to this contract. Nuclear payload certs sounds like paperwork after they’ve put already
by GoOnThenDoTell 6y ago
SpaceX don’t have vertical integration just now, but they will soon due to this contract.
Nuclear payload certs sounds like paperwork after they’ve put already put humans up
- coronadisaster 6y agoI don't think that it is only paper work. The nuclear payload probably need to be protected in the event of a rocket failure.
- culturestate 6y agoI think you're right that there's more to this than a little paperwork, but my (novice) understanding is that nuclear payloads are designed to withstand explosive aborts on their own. Given the design constraints in a rocket I don't know how much you could really do to "harden" it otherwise.