ALMA začala zkoumat vesmír

The most complex ground-based astronomy observatory, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), has opened its eyes and is now operational in exploring the universe. About a third of the eventual 66 ALMA radio antennas are currently installed on the Chajnantor plateau in northern Chile, at an elevation of 5000 m. Airborne Composites was contracted to deliver 25 of the carbon composite back-up and subreflector support structures.

Airborne will deliver the carbon composite parts for the 25th and last antenna by the end of this year. The carbon composite material was selected for the antenna back-up and subreflector support structure because of its outstanding thermal stability, as well as the high stiffness to weight ratio.