A ground station for the NANTEN2 sub-millimetre wave telescope

澳大利亚在天文学方面有卓越的传统。受我们对宇宙的自然奇观的启发，它有助于激发公众对科学的兴趣，从而培养出高技能的毕业生。这反过来又推动了追求科学所需的技术的发展。国家投资于毫米波天文学技术，在我们的半球建造了第一个干涉仪。我们的目标是利用这笔投资，利用它进入智利阿塔卡马高原正在建设的一线设施。这将有助于培育一个充满活力的无线电科学社区，一个能够积极参与国际社会对那里的天文设施进行的数十亿美元投资的社区。

Australia has a tradition of excellence in astronomy. Inspired by our natural wonder about the cosmos, it helps stimulate public interest in science, so leading to the training of highly skilled graduates. This in turn drives development of technologies needed to pursue the science. The nation has invested in technology for millimetre-wave astronomy, building the first interferometer in our hemisphere. We aim to capitalise on this investment, leveraging it to access a frontline facility under construction on the Atacama plateau in Chile. This will help nurture a vigorous radio-science community, one able to actively participate in the billion-dollar investment being made by the international community in astronomical facilities there.