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Start Date:1965 |
Creator:Papers of John W. Findlay Series:NRAO Instruments and Projects Series Unit:Very Large Array (VLA) Unit Type:Text Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
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Start Date:1984-11-05 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photographs Series Unit:VLA Unit Type:Still Image Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
Description:The 500th move of a VLA antenna took place on 5 November 1984. The cartoon, drawn by Paul Harden, commemorates the milestone event and the dedication of the transporter crews. The crews braved scorching sun and blowing snow (and probably blowing sand), as well as wobbling tracks (and sometimes broken ones as the cartoon suggests) to move antennas to a new location. The transporters at that time were named Hein's Trein and CamTrak, honoring long-time NRAO staff members Hein Hvatum and Cam Wade. Photograph of original cartoon drawn by Paul Harden. [show more]
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Start Date:1977-01 |
Creator:Papers of George W. Swenson, Jr. Series:Very Large Array (VLA) Series Type:Text Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
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Start Date:1966-01-25 |
Creator:Papers of John W. Findlay Series:NRAO Instruments and Projects Series Unit:Very Large Array (VLA) Unit Type:Text Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
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Start Date:1966-11-07 |
Creator:Papers of George W. Swenson, Jr. Series:Very Large Array (VLA) Series Type:Text Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
Description:Memo to NRAO Council, G. Swenson, W. Tyler
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Start Date:1965-07 |
Creator:Papers of John W. Findlay Series:NRAO Instruments and Projects Series Unit:Very Large Array (VLA) Unit Type:Text Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
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Start Date:1989 |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Moving Images and Audio Recordings Series Unit:Very Large Array (VLA) Unit Type:Moving Image Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
Description:Estimated date.
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Start Date:1965-08-09 End Date:1965-08-20 |
Creator:Papers of John W. Findlay Series:NRAO Instruments and Projects Series Unit:Very Large Array (VLA) Unit Type:Text Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
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Start Date:1989 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photographs Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:Voyager Project Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
Description:The VLA was used with Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Deep Space Network in Goldstone CA to track NASA’s Voyager 2 encounter with Neptune in August 1989.
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Start Date:1965-07-30 |
Creator:Papers of John W. Findlay Series:NRAO Instruments and Projects Series Unit:Very Large Array (VLA) Unit Type:Text Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
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Start Date:1965-10-26 |
Creator:Papers of John W. Findlay Series:NRAO Instruments and Projects Series Unit:Very Large Array (VLA) Unit Type:Text Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
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Start Date:1965-10-26 |
Creator:Papers of John W. Findlay Series:NRAO Instruments and Projects Series Unit:Very Large Array (VLA) Unit Type:Text Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
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Start Date:1965? |
Creator:Papers of John W. Findlay Series:NRAO Instruments and Projects Series Unit:Very Large Array (VLA) Unit Type:Text Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
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Start Date:1968-06-19 |
Creator:Papers of John W. Findlay Series:NRAO Instruments and Projects Series Unit:Very Large Array (VLA) Unit Type:Text Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
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Start Date:1973-08-31 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photographs Series Unit:VLA Unit Type:Still Image Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
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Description:Before any VLA construction began, there was extensive soil testing at the site in the center and along all the proposed arms. Environmental engineering firms, geologists from New Mexico Tech, several local drilling companies, and local excavators were all involved in the multi-month process, and many core samples were extracted for analysis. In this 31 August 1973 photo, the rig from Albuquerque Testing is drilling a test hole on the southwest arm to extract core samples. The Lorenzo well is in the background. [show more]
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Start Date:1966-01-07 |
Creator:Papers of John W. Findlay Series:NRAO Instruments and Projects Series Unit:Very Large Array (VLA) Unit Type:Text Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
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Start Date:1989 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photographs Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:Voyager Project Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
Description:After the Voyager Project, the receiver was then used for X-band science until replaced by a wider bandwidth X-band receiver as part of the EVLA Project.
The VLA was used with Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Deep Space Network in Goldstone CA to track NASA’s Voyager 2 encounter with Neptune in August 1989. [show more]
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Start Date:1989 Location:VLA Site, NM People:Latasa, Rudy
Ortiz, Joe |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photographs Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:Voyager Project Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
Description:Rudy Latasa and Joe Ortiz.
The VLA was used with Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Deep Space Network in Goldstone CA to track NASA’s Voyager 2 encounter with Neptune in August 1989.
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Start Date:1980-10-10 Location:New Mexico |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photographs Series Unit:VLA Unit Type:Still Image Subject:Events--Dedications
Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
Description:Dedication of the VLA, October 1980. Left to right on platform: Ron Ekers [NRAO Associate Director for VLA Operations], Robert E. Hughes [AUI President-Elect], Carl Heiles [UC Berkeley, speaker for the scientific community], Harrison (Jack) Schmitt [New Mexico Senator], Donald N. Langenberg [NSF Acting Director], Bruce King [Governor of New Mexico], Frank Johnson [assistant director for AAEO], Morton S. Roberts [NRAO Director], John Slaughter [NSF Director-Designate], and Frank Press [President's Science Advisor] at the podium. Also on the podium, but hidden either in the second row or behind the podium, were Pete Domenici [New Mexico Senator], Manny Lujan [New Mexico Congressman], Lew Branscomb [National Science Board], David S. Heeschen [former NRAO Director], Don Cooke [AUI Board of Trustees Chair], Jack Lancaster [VLA Project manager, and Gerald F. Tape [outgoing AUI President]. Dr. Tape's tenure as president ended at the conclusion of the dedication ceremony. [show more]
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Start Date:2005-11-13 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photographs Series Unit:VLA Unit Type:Still Image Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
Description:Distant view of the VLA photographed on November 13th 2005.
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Creator:Papers of John W. Findlay Series:NRAO Instruments and Projects Series Unit:Very Large Array (VLA) Unit Type:Text Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
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Start Date:1966-10 End Date:1966-11 |
Creator:Papers of George W. Swenson, Jr. Series:Very Large Array (VLA) Series Type:Text Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
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Start Date:1965-02-10 |
Creator:Papers of John W. Findlay Series:NRAO Instruments and Projects Series Unit:Very Large Array (VLA) Unit Type:Text Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
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Start Date:1965-07-28 |
Creator:Papers of John W. Findlay Series:NRAO Instruments and Projects Series Unit:Very Large Array (VLA) Unit Type:Text Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
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Start Date:1965? |
Creator:Papers of John W. Findlay Series:NRAO Instruments and Projects Series Unit:Very Large Array (VLA) Unit Type:Text Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA) |
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