I addressed this in another comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28452001 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28452001 To summarize, you have to have

I addressed this in another comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28452001 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28452001 To summarize, you have to have the ability to correct statistical aberrations after manufacture via extensive validation and testing, as opposed to design aberrations which can largely be eliminated through destructive iteration. Without the former process, you'll launch a million telescopes and not a single one will work.