[themagician]

> Good for you. I went to a small private school where such things were a pipedream, and I expect in poorer countries than the USA the outlook is even bleaker for universities sending hardware to space.

Sounds like we should probably invest more in improving the public school system.

[ShorsHammer]

A bunch of Canadian students and their lecturers built a world class telescope while in university using off the shelf technology.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonfly_Telephoto_Array

https://www.dragonflytelescope.org/

It's all published and anyone can make their own too. Using off the shelf products.

Having a colossal budget to blow isn't always the answer to everything in fact it's sometimes more of a hindrance which is clear to anyone ever involved with government procurement and how it works.

[caconym_]

Your point isn't clear, but that's certainly a true statement.

Sometimes, it's best just to walk away.