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Socorro High School students

Socorro Students Translate NRAO Web Pages Into Spanish

Posted on July 15, 2002March 24, 2017

Six Socorro High School students are spending their summer working at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory on a unique project that gives them experience in language translation, World Wide Web design, and technical communication.

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Dr. John M. Grunsfeld

Astronaut Returns Space-Flown Flag to NRAO

Posted on April 13, 2002April 4, 2017

A NASA Astronaut who carried a flag bearing the logo of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory on last month’s Shuttle flight returned that flag to the observatory on Friday, April 12, at a ceremony in Socorro.

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The VLA

National Science Board Approves VLA Expansion

Posted on November 20, 2001March 28, 2017

The National Science Board, the governing body for the National Science Foundation (NSF), has approved an expansion project for the Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope in New Mexico.

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Runners at the VLA

Flags Across America Comes to the VLA

Posted on November 8, 2001April 4, 2017

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory hosted the runners and support personnel of the Americans United Flag Across America run as the transcontinental memorial and fundraising effort came through New Mexico.

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Jim Ulvestad

New Head of New Mexico Operations Announced

Posted on October 25, 2001March 28, 2017

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) has named Jim Ulvestad the new Assistant Director for New Mexico Operations in Socorro, New Mexico, effective December 15.

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The VLA 11

U.S.-Canadian Partner in ALMA and EVLA

Posted on January 10, 2001November 15, 2019

The United States and Canada intend to collaborate on two of the most important radio astronomy projects of the new century — the Atacama Large Millimeter Array and the Expanded Very Large Array.

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