Key Dates on CanariCam's
Road
to the Gran Telescopio
CANARIAS (GTC)
Some key dates for CanariCam
are the following:
-
April 1st 2001
- Authorisation to Proceed given for CanariCam Detailed Design phase.
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September 15th
2001 - Contract for Detailed Design signed between the Uninversity of Florida
and Grantecan S.A.
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October 17th 2001
- The University of Florida signs for a participation of 5% in the GTC
with the option to increase this to 10% in the future.
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March 21st/2ndnd
2002 - Critical Design Review.
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On or after November 1st
2003 - Start commissioning on the GTC.
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On or after December 27th
2003 - Day 1 for the GTC.
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Latest update: November
19th 2001
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