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kdahm wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2024 6:40 pm What I want to see is how much it would cost to build an optical Hubble replacement that would launch on the Starship. Imagine the science possible with a 20 ft diameter space based mirror....

Casey Handmer has bigger ambitions.

So I was thinking the past couple of days about the prospects of Brilliant Pebbles 2.0, which appears to have foundered in the 80s on the twin rocks of a) how are you going to make 6000+ small low-orbit satellites at less than prohibitive cost; and b) how are you going to launch 6000+ satellites at ...

Another check-in here - occasional poster from the old boards.

Haven't had too much time to be around but thanks to the team for keeping this place running!