Contractor Details for VISTA

Details of the Contractors used on the VISTA project.

Workpackage Contractor
Telescope Structure & M1 Mirror Cell Vertex RSI
M1 Blank Schott Glass (Germany)
M1 Polishing LZOS (Russia)
M2 Assembly LZOS (Russia)
M2 Unit NTE (Spain)
Site Preparation Constructora San Miguel (Chile)
Enclosure EIE (Italy)
IR Detectors Raytheon (USA)
M1 Control Software Observatory Sciences (UK)
Active Optics Software RAL (UK)
Mirror Coating Plant Metalcraft (UK)
IR Camera (UK) Consortium:
  • RAL
  • UK ATC
  • University of Durham