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I would assume engineering and building one of these things is non-trivial, and there may also be certain aspects tailored to the specific launch vehicle, so it
by NickM 6y ago
I would assume engineering and building one of these things is non-trivial, and there may also be certain aspects tailored to the specific launch vehicle, so it’s not like as soon as SpaceX proves they can do what they plan to do that you can just pop a telescope on a rocket and go.
- _Microft 6y agoLaunch providers list the characteristics of their vehicle and the customer has to ensure to stay within the constraints. SpaceX is special (or used to be special, maybe others have followed suit by now?) in that they make this information public. See here what loads, accelerations or vibrations the payload has to withstand during a launch on a Falcon 9 or Falcon Heavy launch vehicle: https://www.spacex.com/media/Falcon_Users_Guide_082020.pdf#page=19 https://www.spacex.com/media/Falcon_Users_Guide_082020.pdf#p...