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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: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:1976-09-24 Location:VLA Site, NM People:Clark, Barry
Blankenship, Linda |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photographs Series Unit:VLA Unit Type:Still Image Subject:Facilities--VLA--Array Site
Computers |
Description:In late September 1976, with early VLA construction happening outside, Barry Clark and Linda Blankenship [Sowinski] work at the site. Barry recalls that his terminal was a SuperBee, connected to the Modcomp real-time system, and that the terminal on the table to his left was connected to the Dec-10. Both were dumb terminals connected to rack-sized computers. [show more]
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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)
Construction |
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: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: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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Start Date:2001-11-05 Location:VLA Site, NM People:Aragon, Steve
Molina, Ramon
Friesen, Dee
Broilo, Bob
Murillo, Richard |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photographs Series Unit:NRAO Employees Unit Subunit:NRAO Social Events Subunit Type:Still Image Subject:Events--Social events |
Description:In November 2001 NRAO-NM hosted the runners and support personnel of the "Americans United Flag Across America" run. The transcontinental memorial and fund raising effort by American and United Airlines employees honored flight crews and victims killed in the 9/11 attacks. The 3,872-mile Boston-to-Los Angeles run, begun 11 October 2001 in Boston and finished 11 November in Los Angeles, represented the intended journey of American Flight 11 and United Flight 175, both of which were flown by terrorists into the World Trade Center. The flag run arrived at the VLA early in the post-midnight morning of Monday 5 November and departed after sunrise that same morning, en route to the Arizona border. Drivers, runners, and support personnel stayed overnight at the VLA. During the night, a "VLA Night Owl Run" kept the flag moving around the VLA area until the group, including NRAO-NM employees, started west after dawn. Left to right in this early morning photo: airline person, Steve Aragon, Ramon Molina (with American flag), unknown behind Molina, Dee Friesen (Captain for American Airlines and New Mexico flag run coordinator), unknown hidden behind behind Broilo, Bob Broilo (with NM flag), Richard Murillo.
Additional photos available. Contact Archivist to request. [show more]
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Start Date:1989 Location:VLA Site, NM People:Martin, George |
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: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:Ground terminal at the VLA site for satellite link JPL used to transfer signals received by the VLA back to Goldstone to combine with signals received by the Deep Space Network.
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:2012-03-31 Location:VLA Site, NM People:Lo, Fred
Jansky, Anne Moreau
Schreier, Ethan
Ulvestad, James |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photographs Series Unit:EVLA/JVLA Unit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Digital photograph Subject:Instruments--Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (JVLA)
Events--Dedications |
Description:Center: The JVLA in D array. Top: Attendees at the rededication ceremony. Lower right: NRAO Director Fred Lo (standing) initiates the start of the first official Jansky VLA observation. Seated behind Lo are Ethan Schreier, AUI President, and James Ulvestad, NSF Astronomical Sciences Division Director. Lower Left: Anne Moreau Jansky Parsons, daughter of Karl Jansky. [show more]
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Start Date:2023-04-01 Location:VLA Site, NM People:Goss, Miller
Henning, Patricia |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photographs Series Unit:VLA Unit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Digital photograph Subject:Instruments--Bracewell Radio Sundial |
Description:Former and current Directors of New Mexico Operations, Miller Goss and Patricia (Trish) Henning at the Bracewell Sundial at the VLA site during the 1 April 2023 VLA Open House. Among the signatures on the pillar between them is that of Frank Kerr, Henning's thesis advisor. [show more]
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Start Date:1989 Location:VLA Site, NM People:Gonzalez, Ray |
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:1985-11 Location:VLA Site, NM People:Brundage, William
Logan, Ron |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photographs Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:Voyager Project Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Drawing 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 1989. NRAO began planning and preparations in 1982, and test phased array observing on Voyager and planets began several years before the encounter as more antennas became outfitted for X-band. NRAO devoted 340 hours of VLA observing time to system tests and reception of Voyager's telemetry, and there were 40 scheduled telemetry passes from 26 April through 28 September 1989. This November 1985 sketch by Socorro's Paul Harden shows Bill Brundage (NRAO) and Ron Logan (JPL) with the test instrument setup at the VLA. [show more]
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Start Date:1981 Location:VLA Site, NM People:Fitzsimmons, Michael
Andrews, Michael
Mighell, Kenneth
Calvert, Robert |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Student Programs Series Unit:Summer Student Programs Unit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Paper document |
Description:1981 New Mexico summer students: l-r: Michael Fitzsimmons, Michael Andrews, Kenneth Mighell, Robert Calvert.
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Start Date:2000 Location:VLA Site, NM People:Clarke, Tracy
Finley, David
Teng, Stacy
Becker, Kate
Clarke, Melanie
Murphy, Nate
Lubin, Lori
Mellon, Rick
Momjian, Emmanuel
Fassnacht, Chris |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Student Programs Series Unit:Summer Student Programs Unit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Digital photograph |
Description:2000 New Mexico summer students at the VLA site. Front row L to R: Tracy Clarke (REU Program co-head), Dave Finley, Stacy Teng, Kate Becker, Melanie Clarke (?), unknown, unknown. Back row L to R: Nate Murphy, Lori Lubin (?), Rick Mellon, unknown, unknown, Emmanuel Momjian, Chris Fassnacht (REU program co-head). [show more]
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Start Date:2001 Location:VLA Site, NM People:Valentine, Virginia
Flynn, Sarah
Raymondson, Daisy
Rosengard, Rebecca |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Student Programs Series Unit:Summer Student Programs Unit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Digital photograph |
Description:2001 Tucson summer students visit the VLA. Left to right: Virginia Valentine, Sarah Flynn, Daisy Raymondson, Rebecca Rosengard.
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Start Date:2001 Location:VLA Site, NM People:Finley, David
Boley, Aaron
Donley, Jennifer
Frankel, Marjorie
Kunz, Matthew
Perley, Daniel
Wong, Diane |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Student Programs Series Unit:Summer Student Programs Unit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Digital photograph |
Description:2001 New Mexico students get an up-close tour of a VLA antenna, with NRAO's Public Information Officer Dave Finley (in the yellow hard hat) as their guide. Students: Daniel Perley (grey shirt in foreground), Matthew Kunz (blue shirt), Marjorie Frankel (blue tank top and white shorts), Diane Wong (green pants), Jennifer Donley (green shirt behind Marjorie), and Aaron Boley (white shirt in background). Others unidentified. [show more]
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Start Date:2002 Location:VLA Site, NM People:Flynn, Sara
Cull, Selby |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Student Programs Series Unit:Summer Student Programs Unit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Digital photograph |
Description:Tucson 2002 summer students Sara Flynn and Selby Cull visit the VLA.
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Start Date:1966-02 Location:VLA Site, NM People:Wade, Campbell M.
Weber, Robert
Small, Max |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photographs Series Unit:VLA Unit Type:Still Image Subject:Facilities--VLA--Array Site |
Description:February 1966 on the Plains of St. Augustin, in the general area of the future intersection of the VLA arms. On the left is Cam Wade, and on the right is Max Small, both from NRAO. In the center is Robert Weber, a geologist with the NM Bureau of Mines in Socorro, who was very knowledgeable about the geology of the Plains of San Augustin, and was hugely helpful to the VLA project. Around his neck, Wade has the Finnish forester's compass that he used to check out all the potential VLA sites and to do the initial layout for the array. [show more]
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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:VLA antenna
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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:Antenna in Assembly Building
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Start Date:1979-03-12 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:VLA antenna
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Start Date:1979-03-12 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:On 30 January 1974, following several years of discussion on transporter requirements and possible designs (both within NRAO and with outside firms), E-Systems Inc. was awarded the contract for design and fabrication of transporter #1 for the VLA. The transporter was crucial to making the VLA a flexible instrument that could operate in multiple configurations. An 11 February 1977 memo states, "We tend to underestimate the complexity of the design and construction of the vehicle, which picks up 220-ton antennas and transports them through 90[deg] intersections. That it works as well as it does is an engineering achievement of the first order...." Transporter #1 was named Hein's Trein, honoring long-time NRAO Associate Director Hein Hvatum. [show more]
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Start Date:1979-10-16 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:VLA Antenna Assembly building, aerial view
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