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flossly • yesterday at 7:06 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

It's really hard to get electronic "space grade" there is a lot more radiation there.

Also I wonder how long the ODC needs to operate to offset the energy spend on getting it in orbit.


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pokstad • yesterday at 9:12 PM

Isn’t “space grade” a result of high space launch costs? If it becomes cheap enough to launch hardware into space, it doesn’t need to last as long to meet ROI.