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		JshWright on March 2, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX Crew Demo-1 Mission [video] You can "skimp" on hardening if you use more redundancy (which is generally cheaper, and often lighter (which is the real cost savings)).

danpalmer on March 3, 2019 [–]

You can also skimp on hardening if the operational lifetime in space is minutes to days, instead of months to years like most satellites.

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