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willis936last Saturday at 1:55 PM1 replyview on HN

Do gravity-based defects outweigh displacement defects from fast particles?

Also, there are large headwinds from having to ship up a large quantity of raw material and have to deorbit a payload so fragile that any amount of shock is unacceptable. Maybe a high purity silicon boule pays for these headwinds with room for profit on top. I'm skeptical, but time will tell.


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mattmaroonlast Saturday at 3:21 PM

It would be pretty easy for them to have done the math in advance and I’m sure they’re aware that space travel is expensive.

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