-The_Blazer- t1_jagsc55 wrote on March 1, 2023 at 9:15 AM

Reply to comment by New_Poet_338 in Satellite Constellations Are an Existential Threat for Astronomy by ChieftainMcLeland

Yes I'm sure a rocket will make Earth-based astronomy completely irrelevant. It's not like building things here is cheaper or something.

New_Poet_338 t1_jagspa6 wrote on March 1, 2023 at 9:20 AM

First, strawman. Next, James Webb - they didn't build it to see how much money they could burn. Finally, Starship changes a lot of costs. 100 tons to the moon for maybe $2b or maybe a lot less is a big change in the cost calculation.

sight19 t1_jahaf7h wrote on March 1, 2023 at 12:57 PM

Jwst isn't a replacement for ELTs though, good luck putting METIS in orbit

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