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Make you wonder why they didn't give it the ability to fold the mirrors up or even a pop up shield when they know danger is approaching.  |
Indeed… how would that have been able to detect a grain of sand travelling hundreds of metres per second?
The unfolding of everything took weeks and perfect execution of this delicate task was necessary. These are expected:
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These deformations occurred at a "rate of roughly one per month," according to the report, which is "consistent with pre-launch expectations."
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