TMT Doubles Down On Mauna Kea, Declines Spain’s $1B Proposal
The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) board has rejected a $1 billion proposal to build the facility in Spain, reaffirming its commitment to the Mauna Kea site on the Big Island.
TMT's preferred site for the telescope is still on Mauna Kea on the Big Island, after its board could not agree on Spain's effort to build it in La Palma.
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