US EditionScientific consortium hasn’t given up on giant telescope in Hawaii despite protests, increased costs
Governor Josh Green and Hawaii's congressional delegation support a permitting process for TMT on decommissioned Mauna Kea sites as mandated by a 2022 state law.
- Despite protests and increased costs, executives of the Thirty Meter Telescope haven't given up on building it on Mauna Kea in Hawaii or investigating other decommissioned sites on the mountain.
- The Thirty Meter Telescope project's total estimated cost has grown to $3 billion, with a $1 billion funding gap, but it has support from Hawaii's governor and congressional delegation.
- Opponents consider Mauna Kea sacred land and have filed challenges to try to invalidate the telescope's permit, while no decommissioned sites may be large enough to accommodate it.
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State leaders support alternate Mauna Kea sites as option for Thirty Meter Telescope | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Gov. Josh Green is pledging to help “promptly” establish a procedure to permit construction of a controversial telescope atop Mauna Kea on a site previously developed for observatory use.
Scientific Consortium Hasn't Given up on Giant Telescope in Hawaii Despite Protests, Increased Costs
Despite some daunting setbacks, executives with the Thirty Meter Telescope aren’t giving up on their plans to build it on Mauna Kea, and are investigating the possibility the observatory could be constructed on a site where an old telescope was decommissioned and torn down.
Staten Island Advance
Scientific consortium hasn’t given up on giant telescope in Hawaii despite protests, increased costs
Despite some daunting setbacks, executives with the Thirty Meter Telescope aren’t giving up on their plans to build it on Mauna Kea, and are investigating the possibility the observatory could be constructed on a site where an old telescope was decommissioned and torn down.
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KTVBScientific consortium hasn't given up on giant telescope in Hawaii despite protests, increased costs
Despite some daunting setbacks, executives with the Thirty Meter Telescope aren’t giving up on their plans to build it on Mauna Kea, and are investigating the possibility the observatory could be constructed on a site where an old telescope was decommissioned and torn down.
Scientific Consortium Has Not Given Up on Giant Telescope Despite Protests and Increased Costs
Despite some daunting setbacks, executives with the Thirty Meter Telescope aren’t giving up on their plans to build it on Mauna Kea, and are investigating the possibility the observatory could be constructed on a site where an old telescope was decommissioned and torn down. Gov. Josh Green and the entire Hawaii congressional delegation signed a letter last month promising to work with state officials to establish a permitting process for constru…
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