Hybrid variable-reluctance actuator technology on-sky

Together with academic and industrial partners, TNO is working on technology to enable larger, more robust and more affordable systems. A sudden opportunity presented itself to demonstrate the technology in a real-life setting on a NASA telescope in Hawai’i. With smart re-use of existing hardware and building on existing design concepts, the team managed to get from project kick-off to system shipment in only one year, as described in this Mikroniek article. First light is planned for late April 2024. (Image courtesy of TNO)