Past/Future

  • Kick-off meeting: Feb 14/2007
  • Jun’07: US$ 80k proposal approved by FAPESP for feasibility study
  • Reviews:
    • Sep’07: CoDR
    • Jun’08: PDR
    • Dec’08: CDR
  • Feb’08: US$ 500k proposal approved by FAPESP
  • Mar’08: Prototyping iBTF completed (INPE -> LNA for tests)
  • May’08: Preliminary Interface Review @ SOAR
  • Jun’08: FEA of instrument structure (Santoro)
  • Jun’08: Order detectors and controllers
  • Jun’08: Preliminary Design Review
  • Dec’08: Critical Design Review
  • Apr’09: Begin construction phase
  • May’09: Order optics
  • Aug’09: Integration, Assembly & Test Phase begins
  • Mar’10: Commissioning
  • Apr’10: First Light