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Successful Final Design Review of TMT's Secondary Mirror Metrology & Polishing System
March 26th, 2026 Engineering & Technology

TIO is excited to announce the successful completion of the Secondary Mirror Metrology & Polishing Final Design Review.

ITCC Stress Mirror Polishing FRR Successfully Completed
March 17th, 2026 Engineering & Technology

The TMT Optics team is excited to announce the successful completion of the ITCC’s Stress Mirror Polishing Fabrication Readiness Review (FRR).

TIO Reaches Another Key Milestone with Tertiary Mirror Preliminary Design Success
September 17th, 2025 Engineering & Technology

The Tertiary Mirror Support System and Positioner Assembly (M3SSPA) has now successfully completed its Preliminary Design Phase after the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) was held at NOIRLab in Tucson, Arizona on August 11–12, 2025.

Alignment and Phasing System Achieves Major Milestone: Advancing to Final Design Phase
September 23rd, 2024 Engineering & Technology

The Alignment and Phasing System (APS) team has progressed to the Final Design stage after successfully completing the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the APS Optical Bench and Instrument Control System (ICS).

TMT Primary Mirror Segment Control System PDR Successfully Completed
August 23rd, 2024 Engineering & Technology

The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) International Observatory (TIO) successfully completed a design review for a critical component of the primary mirror segment control system.

Successful Preliminary Design Review of TMT's Secondary Mirror Support System and Positioner Assembly
August 12th, 2024 Engineering & Technology

The TIO Secondary Mirror Support System and Positioner Assembly team successfully completed its Preliminary Design Review on 2024 July 15–17.

ITCC Delivers Production Components to TMT
June 13th, 2024 Engineering & Technology

The TIO Monrovia Lab has recently received significant shipments of 140 warping harness cables and eight segment actuators from India TMT Coordination Center (ITCC).

TIO Kicks Off the Preliminary Design Contract for the Tertiary Mirror Support System and Positioner Assembly
April 30th, 2024 Engineering & Technology

Recently, Advanced Mechanical and Optical Systems (AMOS) in Belgium and TIO conducted a remote kick-off meeting for the preliminary design of the Tertiary Mirror Support System and Positioner Assembly (M3SSPA).

International Collaboration Enhances the TIO Project
April 18th, 2024 TMT Partner News

A Japanese delegation recently visited the India TMT Optics Fabrication Facility (ITOFF) in Bengaluru, India, where they were introduced to the newly installed polishing equipment at the Indian site.

Successful Collaboration with New TMT Polishing Facility in Bengaluru India
March 14th, 2024 Engineering & Technology

In a significant development for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) International Observatory (TIO), Glen Cole, former lead optical fabrication engineer at TIO, recently visited the India-TMT Optics Fabrication Facility (ITOFF) in Bengaluru, India.

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