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Ahh I see. Not just an armchair rocket scientist but an armchair futurist rocket scientist to bat!
by LargeTomato 3y ago
Ahh I see. Not just an armchair rocket scientist but an armchair futurist rocket scientist to bat!
- jvanderbot 3y agoOh a straw man! Let's get it! I drew part of my salary from NASA helping define the roadmaps for in space assembly of telescopes, costs, benefits, and required technology. The pick and place concept is well described in NASA report outs. Thats the only reason I mention it. It's an interesting concept with well established merits. https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/science-enabling-technology/technology-highlights/in-space-telescope-assembly/ https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/science-enabling-t... I'm standing on the upper right of that photo. It was a fun study and I'm lucky to have been in the room at the time