Single points of failure are inevitable. engineers could always make a copy of the entire design but that would double the costs and you would still be left with unknown points of failure that the telescope double would have.
The solar shield is like rolling out five layers of tightly packed tinfoil from several points without tearing. Claiming that you would do away with single points of failure if you were the one designing it is too easy to say on HN
The solar shield is like rolling out five layers of tightly packed tinfoil from several points without tearing. Claiming that you would do away with single points of failure if you were the one designing it is too easy to say on HN