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by GekkePrutser 1640 days ago
Every kilo launched costs a proverbial and probably nearly literal tonne of fuel so things are not as simple as that.

It's also has to fit on the rocket hence the once off folding mechanism. And after deploying it has to be perfectly aligned (remember the Hubble with its slightly off mirror)

I think having redundancy for everything would just not make for a launchable spacecraft.