I'm not spending a cent until I infuse as much information on this as possible. Even then I may not proceed.............it all depends on the logistics if there are any worth considerng.
S***.............let's give Wadell half a chance for heaven's sake.............this is ridiculous!

Unlike a lot of people, ''been there done that'' doesn't cut it with me.
I'm willing to investigate the failures with intense interest.......not just give up and spread the bad news.
There's a new thread on another forum on a ''giant binocular telescope'' using ADAPTIVE OPTICS.
Now this is right up our slagging territory fellow ATM's...............a thin glass disk that has heaps of magnets glued to the underneath. These magnets are actuated by an electrical field to pull the mirror in to shape.
Sounds crazy?...................yeah, the developers were told that right from the start from what I recall, yet here they have the working product ready to go