04-13-2013, 08:16 AM
The Caltech Submillimeter Observatory is slated for closure in 2016. It will take 2 years to return the land to its natural state.
UKIRT and James Maxwell Clerk telescopes are slated for closure within the next two years (unless another entity takes over ownership). So, there is a chance three telescopes may decomissioned within the next three to five years.
The recently enacted Mauna Kea Comprehensive Management Plan has several sub plans. One of these documents details the decomissioning plans for all the telescopes.
By the way, University of Hawaii's master Mauna Kea lease expires in 2033. All the telescopes may have to be decomissioned by then unless a lease extension is granted.
UKIRT and James Maxwell Clerk telescopes are slated for closure within the next two years (unless another entity takes over ownership). So, there is a chance three telescopes may decomissioned within the next three to five years.
The recently enacted Mauna Kea Comprehensive Management Plan has several sub plans. One of these documents details the decomissioning plans for all the telescopes.
By the way, University of Hawaii's master Mauna Kea lease expires in 2033. All the telescopes may have to be decomissioned by then unless a lease extension is granted.