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For those overthinking about the loss of the payload:

Contact (1997): "First rule in government spending: why build one when you can have two at twice the price?"

I'd argue: at less than twice the price.




I don't understand what the quote has to do with this at all. It's neither a government payload, nor AFAIK do they have a second satellite.

Maybe I'm overthinking your comment.


You are. :)

The comment was essentially stating that Facebook should have built two of the satellites, as a contingency plan. Rocket science is hard. Having a backup is easier.




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