Szaki wrote:
It was lunched at the end of 1997. Don't tell me it took 10 years to
build?
I would assume the last thing to design and build is the computers
and
instruments in order to install the latest technology.
JS

I assume they did too. it still takes a long time to enshure 99.9999%
reliability.
the physical constraints (power, mass, size) need to be set before they
begin to build any of the mechanical parts. given this, the constraints
of the camera are effectively set. the plans are further cemented once
you begin to design the other electronics.
Ian Anderson
www.customopticalsystems.com