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Why would we need two? I would think the next one 20+ years from now would hopefully be exponentially better.

• alimov 5y ago
  So that more researchers have access. Afaik access is shared and researchers have to make a proposal and get it approved before use, which to me suggests some kind of queue
  • mrtnmcc 5y ago
    Queueing researchers should be fine given the universe will be around for a while.
    • mendigou 5y ago
      Next time you have to wait for your code to compile we'll say "should be fine, computers will be around for a while".
• bokchoi 5y ago
  Redundancy would be good reason.
• BurningFrog 5y ago
  To get twice the science done, of course.
• ajuc 5y ago
  In 10 years we can send a bigger, simpler, cheaper, one-piece, non-foldable telescope in Starship for a fraction of the cost. The biggest saving wouldn't even be the launch costs - it would be the simple design allowed by relaxing the volume and mass constraints.
  • wolverine876 5y ago
    If only most of the cost was folding it (and if only Elon Musk's solutions somehow changed all the problems to fit them).