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The Engineering Mindset for Scaling Space SystemsDesigning for Graceful DegradationMoving from a single satellite to a constellation changes the reliability calculus entirely. You cannot afford the one-off fixes that worked on a prototype. The advanced mindset here is designing for graceful degradation rather than total failure. When a sensor fails or a bit flips due to radiation, the system should switch to a safe mode rather than rebooting. This requires a robust flight software architecture that isolates subsystems. If the star tracker loses lock, the reaction wheels must still be able to stabilize the bus without relying on that specific...