The telescope’s wide dish collected radio waves. The monumental crash came just weeks after officials decided to dismantle the telescope over safety fears. A massive radio telescope made famous as the backdrop for a pivotal scene in James Bond film "GoldenEye" and other Hollywood hits was found suddenly out … Share. He says this telescope was something Puerto Rico could be proud of. The Arecibo … The renowned Arecibo Observatory telescope in Puerto Rico collapsed on Tuesday, ... An action scene from the James Bond film "GoldenEye" took place above the telescope, and in the film "Contact" an astronomer played by Jodie Foster used the observatory in her quest for alien signals. He expects there will be widespread support for rebuilding. The telescope … The Arecibo telescope become well-known for its use in films including the 1995 James Bond movie GoldenEye and the 1997 sci-fi film Contact, with Matthew McConaughey. Copy. But Ruperto, who's a student at the University of Puerto Rico, helped organize a campaign to save it. No injuries were reported after the crash and an investigation has been launched to find out what happened. Last month, it was warned the telescope was “at risk of catastrophic collapse” and that repairs could pose a deadly risk to construction workers. It’s also a famous movie star. Senior Research associate Jonathan Friedman, who lived near the telescope and worked there for 26 years, heard the monumental crash on Tuesday, December 1 at 07.55 local time. The famous telescope was built in the 1960s with the aim of studying the ionised upper part of the Earth’s atmosphere. Between them, suspended on cables, there used to be a 900-ton instrument platform, but no more. "Preliminary assessments indicate the observatory's learning centre sustained significant damage from falling cables.”. When I reached Wilbert Ruperto (ph) on his cellphone, he was in the neighborhood next to the telescope. The telescope was already scheduled to be demolished because, here’s the kicker, of fears it would collapse. The Arecibo telescope become well-known for its use in films including the 1995 James Bond movie GoldenEye and the 1997 sci-fi film Contact, with Matthew McConaughey. I knew exactly what it was. It figured in the James Bond action film, GoldenEye. The National Science Foundation has released footage of the final moments. Accuracy and availability may vary. The Arecibo Observatory radio telescope, which you might recognize from the GoldenEye James Bond movie, collapsed Tuesday morning due to a mechanical failure. The Arecibo Observatory, a massive telescope in Puerto Rico that has been used in many astronomical discoveries, has unfortunately collapsed. 900 tons of it fell into the dish below. The Arecibo Observatory radio telescope, which you might recognize from the GoldenEye James Bond movie, collapsed Tuesday morning due to a mechanical failure. NELL GREENFIELDBOYCE, BYLINE: The Arecibo radio telescope has a huge collecting dish, a thousand feet wide. The telescope has also been used to listen for intelligent life elsewhere in the cosmos and to track near-Earth asteroids. PUERTO RICO (ABC4 News) – The iconic Arecibo radio telescope featured in the James Bond Film ‘Goldeneye’ has collapsed. Trump may issue a wave of pardons TODAY with Julian Assange among possible names, Omar blames Trump's ‘dangerous criminal neglect’ for dad's Covid death, Jill Biden jabs back at critics of doctorate & says she ‘worked hard', Rush to agree 2nd round of stimulus checks before TODAY'S shutdown deadline, Serial sex predator, 31, disguised himself in wig & woman's dress to attack teen, © 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. 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Giant Arecibo telescope from GoldenEye movie to shut down The dish has two holes in it following snapped cables earlier this year that have been ruled too unsafe to fix Two cables which held the weighty viewing platform had broken since August, forcing officials to close the site. “As the 900-ton instrument platform fell, the telescope's support cables also dropped. Lots of school kids visit. Scientists have used it to find planets outside our solar system and to search for alien life. The … GREENFIELDBOYCE: News of its demise spread quickly. Curse of Arecibo strikes again: Now another cable breaks, smashes into America's largest radio telescope *Hums the GoldenEye theme* Katyanna Quach Tue 10 Nov 2020 // 00:47 UTC. It feels like a monument. James Bond Movie GoldenEye's Giant Telescope Is Being Shut Down The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is being decommissioned after two accidents this year. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. She looked to be in tears. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. The US National Science Foundation said it was “saddened” by the collapse and would look for ways to help “the scientific community and maintain our strong relationship with the people of Puerto Rico". The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record. "While the telescope was a key part of the facility, the observatory has other scientific and educational infrastructure that NSF will work with stakeholders to bring back online”. It's a very deep, terrible feeling.". Watch: huge Arecibo telescope from GoldenEye movie collapses in Puerto Rico Scientists left stunned after relying on what was until recently the largest radio telescope in the world Filmmakers have used it as scenery for movies like "Contact" and "GoldenEye." The enormous Arecibo telescope made scientific discoveries and … And the telescope’s fame comes from more than just science. The Arecibo telescope become well-known for its use in films including the 1995 James Bond movie GoldenEye and the 1997 sci-fi film Contact, with Matthew McConaughey. A huge radio telescope in Puerto Rico that has long played a key role in astronomical discoveries collapsed on Tuesday, officials said. GREENFIELDBOYCE: He could see its three tall support towers standing above the trees. Arecibo space telescope where James Bond film GoldenEye and Jodie Foster movie Contact filmed to close down over collapse fears THE famous Arecibo space telescope which featured in the James Bond movie GoldenEye has collapsed in Puerto Rico after mounting safety concerns. But the telescope may be best known for featuring in the 1995 GoldenEye film - when Pierce Brosnan made his debut as the special agent. RUPERTO: And be amazed by. One of the largest telescopes in the world, the observatory's 900-ton instrument platform fell 450ft onto the reflector dish below on December 1, creating a devastating hole in the structure. The enormous Arecibo telescope made scientific discoveries and has been featured in movies. It's explored near-Earth asteroids and studied pulsars. KEVIN ORTIZ CEBALLOS: I think people were just not ready when the first cable snapped to even consider that it might not be there anymore because of how much of a fixture it was. The Arecibo Observatory, also known as the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC), is an observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico owned by the US National Science Foundation (NSF).. And now we no longer have it. For more than half a century, the enormous Arecibo telescope searched the skies from its spot in a lush forest of Puerto Rico. Copyright © 2020 NPR. A historic telescope collapsed in Puerto Rico. Two camera angles are shown, one where you see the fall and one by a drone […] The facility consists of a giant telescope bowl in the Arecibo forest, with an 816-tonne reflector dish suspended 137 metres above it by a series of cables. And as … He says since the 1960s, it's been an important part of the island's culture, its only advanced facility for science. (AP/PTI Photo) Puerto Rico’s massive Arecibo telescope, famous for its stellar contributions to astronomy, collapsed on Tuesday, leaving many among the scientific community in shock and anguish.The collapse was devastating also for many Puerto Ricans, for whom the observatory was culturally significant. It also was a central player in a 1997 science-fiction movie called Contact. Invisible to our eyes, that radio light has wide wavelengths. An action scene from James Bond film GoldenEye was filming at the site Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory could still have a future after its vast telescope … It quickly became an all-purpose radio observatory - and found the first evidence for an object known as a neutron star. This morning, it came crashing 450 feet down, smashing onto the massive dish. The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, once the largest radio telescope in the world made famous by appearances in films including ''Goldeneye,'' ''Species,'' and ''Contact,'' will have to be demolished because failures in cables have left its instrument platform suspended above the reflecting dish too unstable to repair. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by Verb8tm, Inc., an NPR contractor, and produced using a proprietary transcription process developed with NPR. NELL GREENFIELDBOYCE, BYLINE: The Arecibo radio telescope has a huge collecting dish, a thousand feet wide. That's why the National Science Foundation, which owns the telescope, announced it would be decommissioned. An historic telescope has collapsed. GREENFIELDBOYCE: "Friends," she said. The end of an era came unexpectedly this week when the iconic Arecibo Telescope in Puerto Rico collapsed Dec. 1 exactly one month after its 57th birthday. Video released on Thursday by the National Science Foundation shows the moment a huge radio telescope in Puerto Rico collapsed. The telescope has been a vital instrument for radio astronomers for 57 years. The collapsed Radio Telescope in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope was made famous not only for its aid in many scientific discoveries, but also its appearances in the James Bond film and video game GoldenEye, as well as a handful of science fiction films. After decades of aiding astronomical discoveries, the 305-meter telescope at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico will be decommissioned after sustaining damage caused by two falling cables. "I have to inform you with my heart in my hand that the Arecibo Observatory collapsed." The Arecibo Observatory, a massive telescope that served as the location for the end of 1995 GoldenEye film and one of the last levels of GoldenEye 007 for … Star Of 'Contact' And 'GoldenEye,' Arecibo Telescope Collapses In Puerto Rico A historic telescope collapsed in Puerto Rico. I don't have words to express it. The NSF added: "Top priorities are maintaining safety at the site, conducting a complete damage assessment as quickly as possible, and taking action to contain and mitigate any environmental damage caused by the structure or its materials. Pierce Brosnan's 007 scales the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico while fighting villain Alec Trevelyn, played by Sean Bean, in one of the film's closing scenes. The huge, already damaged Arecibo Observatory, famed for its key role in scientific discoveries as well as appearances in Hollywood films like GoldenEye… GREENFIELDBOYCE: The telescope's aging structural cables had been snapping in recent months. GREENFIELDBOYCE: He says seeing it broken is tragic, disastrous. WILBERT RUPERTO: And I'm here in one of these houses overlooking the observatory. The Arecibo Observatory radio telescope in Puerto Rico collapsed this week after several months of mechanical trouble. Arecibo Observatory telescope collapses 00:37. He's an astronomer who's used the telescope. All rights reserved. Senior Research associate Jonathan Friedman, who lived near the telescope and worked there for 26 years, heard the monumental crash on Tuesday, December 1 at 07.55 local time. Ada Monzon is a popular TV meteorologist. "I was screaming. RUPERTO: We knew that it could happen. Its collapse is an emotional blow for many Puerto Ricans. He said: "It sounded like a rumble. The massive Arecibo Observatory radio telescope, made famous in the James Bond movie GoldenEye and paid homage to in the classic Nintendo 64 game, completely collapsed early Tuesday morning. And we knew that it was a matter of days. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. Scientists have used it to find planets outside our solar system and to search for alien life. The Arecibo Observatory Telescope Has Collapsed: Seen in the 1995 film 'GoldenEye.' The NSF said in a statement: "Initial findings indicate that the top section of all three of the... telescope's support towers broke off. The famous observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, featured in the James Bond movie "GoldenEye," has been forced to temporarily close after a broken cable smashed through the side of … As NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce reports, its sudden end is an emotional blow for many Puerto Ricans. And that's certainly a big loss for the island. 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