Development of a new national facility for Mexican radio astronomy at Tulancingo

该项目将把射电天文学技术从英国转移到墨西哥。墨西哥伊达尔戈州政府正在资助将一个直径30米的卫星通信天线改造成一个射电望远镜，供墨西哥研究界使用。英国研究人员将为墨西哥人提供培训和援助，以改造天线系统，并为改造后的天线设计和建造最先进的冷却无线电接收机。新的射电望远镜将用于墨西哥大学和研究机构的教育和研究，既可以作为独立的望远镜运行，也可以作为更大阵列的一部分运行。新设施还将能够用作深空网络地面站，开辟新的商业机会。

This project will transfer skills in radio astronomy technology from the UK to Mexico. The government of the Mexican state of Hidalgo is funding the conversion of a 30-m diameter satellite communications antenna to a radio telescope for the use of the Mexican research community. UK researchers will provide training and assistance to the Mexicans in converting the antenna systems, and in designing and building a state-of-the-art cooled radio receiver for the converted antenna. The new radio telescope will be used for education and research in Mexican universities and research institutes, operated either as a stand-alone telescope or as part of larger arrays. The new facility will also be capable of being used as a deep-space network ground station, opening up new commercial opportunities.