Overview  
Technicor and BIT 7 worked seamlessly with the National Science Foundation, which was participating in an international collaboration of 11 countries to build the world’s largest neutrino telescope.

Challenge
Due to the complexity of this project, the National Science Foundation’s core technical team experienced an unbearable workload that stretched it to its limits. Highly specialized skills were required to complete the mission, but permanent additions to the team were unbudgeted. As a result, the project timeline was in jeopardy.

Solution
Technicor provided immediate relief by augmenting the NSF’s core professionals with a team of specialists on a short-term basis. BIT 7 then stepped up to the plate, designing the equipment necessary to deploy into a cubic kilometer of polar cap by drilling through two solid miles of million-year-old ice.

Results
The world’s largest telescope was National Science Foundation’s signature accomplishment for 2005. Scientific American distinguished the achievement as one of the “Seven Wonders of Modern Astronomy.”