From concept to completion
By Cao Yin | China Daily | Updated: 2016-09-26 08:17
July 2006: Pingtang in Guizhou province named as the place to build the world's largest spherical radio telescope, known as the FAST project.
July 2007: Funding for the FAST project is approved by the National Development and Reform Commission.
December 2008: Groundbreaking ceremony.
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