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Would Starship allow for a much bigger telescope to be put in orbit?
by jonplackett 6y ago
Would Starship allow for a much bigger telescope to be put in orbit?
- Out_of_Characte 6y agoNot really, Perseverance didn't even use spaceX. total cost is the limiting factor like it almost always is. Extremely large fairings are only needed when you need a complex piece up in a single piece.
- jonplackett 6y agoThanks. I imagined that for a really big telescope then a really big faring would be useful for that exact reason. Why isn’t that the case? Wouldn’t starship at least make it a lot cheaper to put a really big telescope in orbit?