Project Timeline
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1995 | ESO/NRAO/NAOJ joint site testing with Chile. |
| May 1998 | Start of Phase 1 (Design & Development). |
| June 1999 | European/U.S. Memorandum of Understanding for Design & Development. |
| February 2003 | Final European / North American Agreement, with 50% of funding from ESO, and 50% of funding shared between USA and Canada. |
| April 2003 | Testing of first prototype antenna begins at the ALMA Test Facility (ATF) site in Socorro, New Mexico. |
| November 2003 | Groundbreaking ceremony at ALMA site. |
| September 2004 | European, North American & Japanese draft agreement, with Japan providing new extensions to ALMA. |
| October 2004 | Opening of Joint ALMA office, Santiago, Chile. |
| September 2005 | Taiwan joins the ALMA Project through Japan. |
| July 2006 | European, North American & Japanese amend agreement on the Enhanced ALMA. |
| April 2007 | Arrival of first antenna in Chile. |
| February 2008 | Arrival of the two ALMA transporters in Chile. |
| July 2008 | First antenna movement with a transporter. |
| December 2008 | Acceptance of the first ALMA antenna. |
| May 2009 | First interferometry with two antennas at the Operations Support Facility (OSF). |
| September 2009 | First move of an ALMA antenna to Chajnantor. |
| November 2009 | Phase closure with three antennas at Chajnantor. |
| 2010 | Call for shared-risk Early Science proposals. |
| 2011 September | Start of Early Science Cycle 0. |
| 2013 March 13 | ALMA Inauguration. |
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