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m4rtink 5 days ago

Also add pressure management, warping of the dispenser and ship hull & thermal expansion.

And fornlong duration missions also lubricant evaporation, possibility of vacuum welding & atomic oxygen reactions if you spend long in low Earth orbit. :)

foobarian 5 days ago | parent [-]

The fun thing is that as long as you have the requirements and acceptance right, this could still be solved with a garage door opener and welded rebar :-D

Reminds me of early Google DIY rack PCs. [1]

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/google/comments/1lf6yat/googles_fir...

potato3732842 5 days ago | parent [-]

The garage door opener (literal or metaphorical) is sitting at the end of 50yr of incremental refinement, albeit for a different use.

If you can spare the weight and it meets your specs and the use it close enough you'd be a fool not to use it.