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  • Claudie Nicollier, the first Swiss austronaut / ESA
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    First Swiss austronaut Claudie Nicollier gives a talk on his experience at the IAC
    The headquarters of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) will host a talk by the first Swiss astronaut, Claude Nicollier, who wants to share his experience in space with the IAC staff on Wednesday 30 October at 14:30. Claude Nicollier is the first Swiss astronaut to have flown into space. After his studies at the Universities of Geneva and Lausanne, Claude joined ESA as a member of their first group of astronauts. Since 2007 Claude has been a Professor at the F ederal Polytechnical School at Lausanne. He has spent more than 1000 hours in space (more than 42 days) including a space
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  • Neighbours of Garafía together with the staff of the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory during the Open House Days
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    The Roque de los Muchachos Observatory holds a new meeting with its neighbours in Garafía
    Today, Friday 16th August, the traditional Open Day of the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (ORM) was held for the residents of the village of Garafía, in La Palma. With this event, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) participates in the programme of the Fiestas Patronales of the municipality where the Observatory is located. This fraternisation event, between the town and the scientific, technical and working staff who work at the centre's facilities, has been taking place since the first years of its opening and celebrates its 39th edition. The IAC and the scientific
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  • Imagen de los telescopios de la red CTAO en el Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos tomada en octubre de 2024 con auroras boreales de fondo / Antonio González (Cielos de La Palma)
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    The CTAO becomes a European Research Infrastructure Consortium
    On January 7, 2025, the European Commission established the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO) as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC), furthering its mission to become the world’s largest and most powerful observatory for gamma-ray astronomy. The creation of the CTAO ERIC will enable the Observatory's construction to advance rapidly and provide a framework for distributing its data worldwide, significantly accelerating its progress toward scientific discovery. “The ERIC will streamline the construction and operation of the Observatory in a way that will undoubtedly
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