They say that they are getting new, amazing equipment that will help. I am skeptical. Newport coated one side of C02 and C03. After receiving the plot scan from hell, Newport retracted it and gave us a new scan. TORC is still finishing up L04 and L06.
Some thin elements tend to non-sphericity during polishing near the thin center.
Testing of the filter server 1 has been completed. Magnets have been installed as detents. A test has been set up on the gap bed lathe including measurement of actual exposure time and ability to drive in all orientations. Translation and stop brackets have been finalized for the center field guide camera. Assembly drawings for the grating tilt mechanism have been rebuilt.