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Hats off to the guys at CSIRO for ASKAP, and astronomy as a whole here as far as I'm concerned.
From what I understand, the award to SA was part of some developing world benefit, the idea being that if SA does something scientifically significant, it encourages its own scientists and those of nearby nations to aim high.
While it's a nice gesture and all that, I don't feel that major scientific projects should be politically motivated or biased. It should be built by those who can make it work and get results quickly and efficiently. Ultimately the astronomers just want to get their hands on the new instruments and get their research going.
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