January 22, 2016 - To mark the first year of construction activities on Cerro El Peñon, General Manager of Besalco Construcciones, Mr. Guillermo Garcia, was presented with a letter of appreciation from LSST Project Manager Victor Krabbendam and gave recognition to his employees for the excellent work done and emphasis on safety in this first year. Victor wrote:
"Besalco has accomplished the work with strong and steady management, an excellent workforce, with a cooperative collegial attitude towards LSST project personnel, and – most importantly – with no serious injuries or job-site accidents. Excellent leadership and a sincere commitment to the welfare of the workers are important elements of a professionally managed project, and we are gratified to find these complimentary values so clearly and consistently present in the Besalco organization and on the LSST job site. We look forward to the continuation and completion of the project in partnership with Besalco to maintain the excellent track record that has been established.”
Weekly construction images are now available through the LSST Image Gallery, for those interested in following progress from the summit.
Financial support for Rubin Observatory comes from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through Cooperative Support Agreement No. 1202910, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science under Contract No. DE-AC02-76SF00515, and private funding raised by the LSST Corporation. The NSF-funded Rubin Observatory Project Office for construction was established as an operating center under management of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA). The DOE-funded effort to build the the Rubin Observatory LSST Camera (LSSTCam) is managed by the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC).
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NSF and DOE will continue to support Rubin Observatory in its Operations phase. They will also provide support for scientific research with LSST data.
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