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This is most smaller satellites, but all satellites must pass a burn up evaluation by the FCC and FAA before getting permission to fly. We had trouble getting o
by ijustlovemath 2y ago
This is most smaller satellites, but all satellites must pass a burn up evaluation by the FCC and FAA before getting permission to fly. We had trouble getting one of our satellites up because it had a steel vacuum chamber for mass spec, and the FCC argued the thickness of the walls and materials used (steel) made it too difficult to burn up
- mensetmanusman 2y agoWhy can’t you use plastic for the vacuum chamber?
- ijustlovemath 2y agoThe design of the vacuum chamber predates my time, but I'd imagine it has something to with the quality of the spectroscopy data you can collect in that environment.