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- Heavier (two separation systems vs one) and takes up more space
- No reliance on TDs
- Don't have to worry about main tangling while drogue is deployed
- How do we signal the dual deploy? (Wires don't swivel very easily, want to avoid having wires extend between deployment stages)
- Load bearing avionics bay? Put the avionics bay in between the two deployment mechanisms to avoid wires tangling in the lines?
- Not all flight computers are created equal: put smol computers in the nose of each stage that are just there to actuate the first deployment
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