Collaboration at the Giant Magellan Telescope Organization

Ground-based optical and infrared astronomy is poised to make another leap in scale, moving from 10-m mirrors to 25- to 39-m mirrors. The Giant Magellan Telescope is poised to be the first of three new telescopes to begin operations, in 2022, with a subset of its seven 8.4-m mirror segments. These massive new telescopes push the limits of technology and financing. International collaborations are necessary to support the more than $1B projects, providing both challenges and opportunities.