07-14-2015, 11:16 PM
These people. These are not stakeholders:
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has committed US$200 million for construction. Caltech and the University of California have committed an additional US$50 million each.[42] Japan, which has its own large telescope at Mauna Kea, the 8.3-metre Subaru, is also a partner.[43]
In 2008, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) joined TMT as a Collaborating Institution.[44] The following year, the telescope cost was estimated to be $970 million[45] to $1.4 billion.[46] That same year, the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) joined TMT as an Observer.[47][48]
In 2010, a consortium of Indian Astronomy Research Institutes (IIA, IUCAA and ARIES) joined TMT project as an observer. The observer status is the first step in becoming a full partner in the construction of the TMT and participating in the engineering development and scientific use of the observatory (Subject to approval of funding from Indian Government). Two years later, India and China became partners with representatives on the TMT board. Both countries agreed to share the telescope construction costs, expected to top $1 billion.[49][50]
The continued financial commitment from the Canadian government had been in doubt due to economic pressures.[51][52] Nevertheless, on April 6, 2015, Prime Minister Stephan Harper announced that Canada would commit $243.5 million over a period of 10 years.[53] The structure will be built by Dynamic Structures Ltd. in British Columbia, and then shipped to Mauna Kea.[54]
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has committed US$200 million for construction. Caltech and the University of California have committed an additional US$50 million each.[42] Japan, which has its own large telescope at Mauna Kea, the 8.3-metre Subaru, is also a partner.[43]
In 2008, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) joined TMT as a Collaborating Institution.[44] The following year, the telescope cost was estimated to be $970 million[45] to $1.4 billion.[46] That same year, the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) joined TMT as an Observer.[47][48]
In 2010, a consortium of Indian Astronomy Research Institutes (IIA, IUCAA and ARIES) joined TMT project as an observer. The observer status is the first step in becoming a full partner in the construction of the TMT and participating in the engineering development and scientific use of the observatory (Subject to approval of funding from Indian Government). Two years later, India and China became partners with representatives on the TMT board. Both countries agreed to share the telescope construction costs, expected to top $1 billion.[49][50]
The continued financial commitment from the Canadian government had been in doubt due to economic pressures.[51][52] Nevertheless, on April 6, 2015, Prime Minister Stephan Harper announced that Canada would commit $243.5 million over a period of 10 years.[53] The structure will be built by Dynamic Structures Ltd. in British Columbia, and then shipped to Mauna Kea.[54]