It鈥檚 been some time since my last blog entry because TMT has been keeping me rather busy. I鈥檒l talk about some of the latest happenings in upcoming entries as soon as time permits. However, before letting any more time go by, I鈥檇 like to take a moment to highlight TMT鈥檚 WFOS system.
The shipment of TMT鈥檚 first meniscus-shaped primary mirror segment to the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) in Bengaluru (Bangalore) has just been completed.
The Real-Time Controller of TMT鈥檚 Narrow Field InfraRed Adaptive Optics System (NFIRAOS) successfully passed its final design review and is ready to proceed to the fabrication phase, which is expected to last approximately four years.
Following a successful second IRIS Preliminary Design Phase Review (PDR-2) at the TMT Project Office in Pasadena, IRIS is proceeding into its Final Design phase. The focus of the second review, held in September, involved an assessment of the IRIS software (including its data reduction system) and electrical design (including its detectors) as well as programmatic aspects spanning project cost and overall schedule.
Marking a major production milestone, TMT has entered into a contract with Coherent Inc., one of the world鈥檚 leading providers of lasers and laser-based technology for scientific, commercial and industrial customers, to polish its U.S. manufactured primary mirrors (M1) segments.
Representatives from the Thirty Meter Telescope鈥檚 (TMT鈥檚) Wide-Field Optical Spectrograph (WFOS) team and TMT鈥檚 China partners gathered on October 16 in Beijing, China to discuss potential collaboration during the next stage of the conceptual design of WFOS.
Last month, the TMT Communications and Information System (CIS) passed a key test, making it ready to enter its preliminary design phase. A Conceptual Design Review (CoDR) was held at the Project Office in Pasadena to evaluate the proposed conceptual design solution and the technical trade-offs considered for TMT鈥檚 network and security needs.
The State of Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) deliberated and decided to approve a Conservation District Use Permit (CDUP) that would allow construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Maunakea on Hawaii Island.
The process to secure a Conservation District Use Permit (CDUP) to build TMT on Maunakea continued in Hawaii, as the state land board 鈥� also known as the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) 鈥� heard final oral arguments from all parties involved in the contested case.
The Thirty Meter Telescope recently made the second-half of its $1 million annual payment to the THINK Fund, supporting educational opportunities for Hawaii Island students and teachers.
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