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Puerto Rico government supports rebuilding Arecibo – SpaceNews
The governor of Puerto Rico says she backs rebuilding the Arecibo radio observatory, but a final decision regarding reconstructing it could take years.
WASHINGTON The governor of Puerto Rico says she backs rebuilding the Arecibo radio observatory, but a final decision on whether, and how, to reconstruct the giant telescope could take years.
Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced signed an executive order Dec. 28 stating it was the formal policy of the commonwealth to rebuild the 305-meter radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory. The telescopes 900-ton observing platform fell to the dish below when several cables snapped early Dec. 1, weeks after the National…
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