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The end of the line for the Arecibo radio telescope
Homer J Simpson:
Tour of Arecibo from 2017.
TerraHertz:
My son is in Puerto Rico atm, and sent this drone footage he took. Shows state of the cleanup at Arecibo.
https://youtu.be/N9U_i4ktPr8
--- Quote ---Road tripping through Puerto Rico and realized we would be passing nearby here this morning. We couldn't get in to see it in person but luckily we had a drone with us...
Would've loved to be able to fly lower but we had to take off from pretty far away so would have lost signal.
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coppercone2:
giant pizza
cdev:
Gorgeous solid video. Does he use GPS to control/take it? He must. How does that work? Could you share anything about his drone setup?
Such a beautiful area too. That must be beautiful. scenery there. .
cdev:
--- Quote from: Ian.M on December 06, 2020, 10:17:02 am ---Before the Arecibo site could be reused, there's a lot of work to be done scrapping the failed platform, and probably the reflector, though some of it may be salvageable. However its all near-ground so wont require more than ordinary heavy plant to do so, and could be undertaken with local labor, which would obviously benefit the local community.
If a rebuild was funded internationally by a coalition of universities and other academic bodies its likely the funding would be more stable than if it relied on US government funding subject to short-term political pressures.
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International procurement rules probably apply which puts local firms at a huge disadvantage. They would have to underbid firms from countries where workers are paid almost nothing. And they would probably underbid to get a job like that they they could use in their advertising.
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