Manufacture of Baseplate for Fibre Positioning Module for MOONS Spectrograph
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · Awarded contract
AwardedManufacture of Baseplate for Fibre Positioning Module for MOONS Spectrograph
Awarded 31 May 2018
Ended 7y 5mo ago12mo term
Awarded 31 May 2018Expired 30 May 2019
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UK Shared Business Services Limited awarded a contract to FISBA AG for the manufacture and machining of a baseplate for the Fibre Positioning Module as part of the MOONS (Multi-Objects Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph) project.
The MOONS spectrograph, selected by the European Southern Observatory for the Very Large Telescope, includes a Fibre Positioning Module with 1001 robotic fibre positioners fixed to the baseplate, which orients each positioner to align with the chief ray from the telescope optics.
The contract value is AUD 350,266.73.
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