VLA Monthly Progress Report, July 1975 Photo

Antenna No. 1 Being Off Loaded from Transporter onto Master Foundation Pad

On 22 September 1975, Associated Universities, Inc. accepted Very Large Array Antenna No. 1 from E-Systems, and also accepted Transporter No. 1 (later renamed Hein's Trein). In this photo from 18 July 1975, the transporter has moved Antenna 1 from the assembly building to set it on the master foundation for final alignment and electronics installation. On 24 October 1975 Antenna 1 made its first observations, of Virgo A at 6 cm and of Venus and 3C273 at 1.3 cm.

Records of the NRAO

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1975-07-18

NRAO/AUI/NSF

VLA Monthly Progress Reports

New Mexico Operations Series

Very Large Array (VLA) Unit

VLA Monthly Reports Subunit

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