thowaway9883

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   by thowaway9883 7y ago

   The majority of NASA's missions are instrument-driven science missions designed to answer questions about space (ex: JWST). Neither SpaceX or Blue origin has displayed serious interest in replacing this function of NASA. They are mainl
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   by thowaway9883 7y ago

   Advances in ground computers do not translate to space computers. Most space-qualified processors are still on the order of tens to hundreds of MHz. I currently work on a space science satellite launched in 2015 for NASA and our flight proc
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   by thowaway9883 7y ago

   During the Apollo era the NASA budget was about 10X what it is now as a percentage of the federal budget [0]. Given the budget is a fraction of what it was back then, compounded with the fact all of the people who lead during that era are n