TMT Optics Discussions with Industry - Thirty Meter Telescope
TMT Optics Discussions with Industry - Thirty Meter Telescope
TMT Optics Discussions with Industry - Thirty Meter Telescope
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Segment Production Plans<br />
Production plan: See Statement of Work on <strong>TMT</strong> website<br />
– Contract start - October 2011<br />
– Facilitization, First Article PMA and Low Rate Production<br />
First article PMA – Mid 2013 (~18 mo. after contract start)<br />
Produce the first ~12 segments - Complete end 2013<br />
Develop and refine production processes<br />
Demonstrate scalable processes<br />
– Full Production (574 segments total)<br />
Production rate increase to support delivery schedule<br />
– First 120 segments to observatory: Mid 2016<br />
– Next 372 segments in equal lots – ~30/mo., over next 1 year<br />
– 82 spare segments follows – Complete late 2018<br />
– Segment Support Assemblies (qty. 574) – Complete as required<br />
– Production of 500 Subcells – Complete End 2015<br />
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