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> obvious implication is that it will also be cheap and easy to do astronomy from space That's so beyond false it's difficult to even respond to. Do you unders
by bmitc 3y ago
> obvious implication is that it will also be cheap and easy to do astronomy from space
That's so beyond false it's difficult to even respond to. Do you understand the size of the telescopes, both optical and radio?
Do you understand the complexity of space-based instruments like the James Webb and Hubble telescopes?
- philwelch 3y agoThe complexity of Webb is almost entirely a consequence of the limitations of its launch platform. You have absolutely no conception of what a post-Starship world is going to look like.
- AlgorithmicTime 3y ago[dead]
- thot_experiment 3y agoOptical band interferometry is gonna happen eventually, perhaps directly as a result to advances in optical interlinking being pursued by starlink right now.