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The 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
by jltsiren 5y ago
The 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.