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Me as an amateur space enthusiast: "Why do these cool missions constantly get delayed? It can't be that hard to make a realistic estimate..."
Me, a few weeks into working in the space industry: "Ohhhhhh...."
Me as an amateur space enthusiast: "Why do these cool missions constantly get delayed? It can't be that hard to make a realistic estimate..."
Me, a few weeks into working in the space industry: "Ohhhhhh...."
The funny thing is that it's not so much about the engineering and problem solving aspect of it. More often than not, it's just simple logistics. Basic flight-ready components have huge delivery times (sometimes more than a year) and PCB manufacturers are running at full capacity.