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I think OP is saying they would have had the space to simply built one large mirror instead of many different mirror segments that require complicated motors an
by JacobThreeThree 4y ago
I think OP is saying they would have had the space to simply built one large mirror instead of many different mirror segments that require complicated motors and moving parts to deploy into position.
The mirror segment deployment technology is surely a significant percentage of the cost.
- wolverine876 4y ago> surely Is there a more common or obvious trap of reasoning? If 'surely' worked, we wouldn't have needed the Enlightenment, science, or the JWST to learn about the universe. IIRC (much stronger evidence than 'surely', but still lacking), it's in fact not significant to the cost.
- JacobThreeThree 4y ago>IIRC Is there a more common or obvious trap of reasoning? If 'IIRC' worked, we wouldn't have needed the Enlightenment, science, or the JWST to learn about the universe.