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Most space hardware is made from very ordinary materials, for what it's worth. Lots of aluminum.
by damoncali 14y ago
Most space hardware is made from very ordinary materials, for what it's worth. Lots of aluminum.
- smackfu 14y agoI was thinking of some of the fancy aluminium-lithium alloys, but I guess they are mainly used on the rocket bodies, not the satellites. But even if it's just aluminium, that's a lot of high-spec machining and welding to just burn up.