Comment by nradov
2 days ago
Really? Seems like it would be cheaper to build extra telescopes (economy of scale). When one of them breaks, just launch another.
2 days ago
Really? Seems like it would be cheaper to build extra telescopes (economy of scale). When one of them breaks, just launch another.
You will never build enough to get to economies of scale. Building a second one costs just as much as the first one.
And, when asked, astronomers invariably choose a new different telescope over another of one they already have.