Welcome to spacesettlers

--- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, sraj wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Just joined this group. I am Selvaraj from India.

> Question:
> Why does it cost so much to design space hardware? The Space
Station for
> Insatance is just a can in the sky, why then the cost of tens of
billions?
>
> Selvaraj.
>

Radiation hardened electronics. Vacuum rated equipment. Severe
temperature swings. Extreme reliability because failure can kill the
entire mission. Launch vibration. Low production runs. Extensive on-
ground testing of components.

TangoMan