TMT International Observatory and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) sign agreement on hosting the Thirty Meter Telescope in La Palma, Spain

Left to right: Jesús Burgos, head of general administration of the IAC; Carlos Martínez, deputy director; Campbell Warren, executive secretary; Rafael Rebolo, director; Begoña García, head of the instrumentation division; Casiana Muñoz, chair of the SUCOS
Left to right: Jesús Burgos, head of general administration of the IAC; Carlos Martínez, deputy director; Campbell Warren, executive secretary; Rafael Rebolo, director; Begoña García, head of the instrumentation division; Casiana Muñoz, chair of the SUCOS
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