Record of Decision Issued For Outrigger Telescopes Project
MAUNA KEA (August 5, 2005) NASA has released its Record of Decision concerning the Outrigger Telescopes Project, selecting the W.M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea as the site for the project.
In its decision, NASA states: "No alternate site matches the scientific capability of the
W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea, which hosts the world's two largest and most powerful telescopes. The W.M. Keck Observatory is found to offer the highest overall scientific potential, as well as the lowest technical and programmatic risk."
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