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So what's next? Modular telescopes? Couldn't the whole manufacturing of the module (semi-)automated? (So no need for so much testing, verification, etc.) Bring
by pas 5y ago
So what's next?
Modular telescopes? Couldn't the whole manufacturing of the module (semi-)automated? (So no need for so much testing, verification, etc.) Bring unit costs down, and launch a few of the modules each year. Eventually they'll have as big a mirror as they want.
- miohtama 5y agoA telescope that is assembled in space.
- nullc 5y agoI suspect it wouldn't be easy to incrementally build up a single large aperture because the secondary optics needed would be different at each size. If we build telescopes for optical vlbi we could build a fleet to have the resolution of a telescope kilometers across... I believe VLBI has been accomplished experimentally at MWIR wavelengths.