>>12102232The problem is bigger costs more money. JWST demonstrates that flagships should not depend on too many untested technologies. That's why it's a fiasco. Going from that to some tether bullshit will ensure another 2 decades and 10 billion are wasted.
One of the major difficulties with JWST was developing a structure which was stiff enough to hold the alignment of the optics over days. If you try to make a telescope out of spiderfab bullshit it won't be sturdy enough. NIAC awards are pie-in-the-sky nonsense, which never actually go into development.
