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This is exactly the promise of SpaceX Starship.
by pirate787 5y ago
This is exactly the promise of SpaceX Starship.
- jltsiren 5y agoThe Starship is way too small to carry the fully deployed James Webb telescope. The sunshield is roughly 20 m x 14 m, while the diameter of the Starship is only 9 m.
- m4rtink 5y agoStill the segments could be biggearand or heavier, possibly reducing complexity.
- kortex 5y agoFolding in half is still better than crazy origami robot yoga (that's my new band name). Also I could readily envision a supersize fairing built on the Starship/heavy booster platform. More lift capacity also means less weight optimization and more emphasis on robustness, reliability, redundancy, and power.