Schott and Safran Reosc awarded mirror contract for ESO's Extremely Large Telescope

Contracts were signed for the manufacture of the 39 m primary mirror of the European Southern Observatory's Extremely Large Telescope. Schott will produce blanks of the mirror segments, and Safran Reosc will polish, mount and test the 798 hexagonal segments.

“Contracts for the manufacture of the 39 m primary mirror of the European Southern Observatory's (ESO's) Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) were signed at a ceremony at ESO’s headquarters near Munich.”laserfocusworld.com

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• laserfocusworld.comSchott and Safran Reosc awarded 39 m mirror contract for ESO's Extremely Large Telescope | Laser Focus WorldGail OvertonMay 31, 2017

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