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A Space Walking Robot Could Build a Giant Telescope in Space (www.universetoday.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Well don't expect the US to get this project moving, because all science funding will be gone in two months time.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Im sure there will be plenty of science funding finding its way into Musks pocket

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

I don't forsee SpaceX getting into the space-telescope-building business. Launching them, yes, and maybe contributing some form of satellite bus in the form of Starship/Starlink, but I expect that the design and construction of space telescopes will stay under NASA's domain.