SDSS Archiving Project Timeline

Aug 2006
First contact; initial understanding to proceed
2006-2008
Many meetings and conversations
Jan 2008
Help Desk live
Aug 2008
First transfer of electronic records
Oct/Nov 2008
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Astrophysical Research Consortium (ARC) and the University of Chicago (expires Dec 2013)
Dec 2008
Equipment for SDSS Data Archive Server (DAS) data ordered
Jan 2009
Last transfers of electronic records
Feb 2009
Equipment for DAS data received
Jun 2009
Statement of Work (SOW) finalized; DAS data transfer begun
Mar 2010
University of Chicago actively mirroring the Catalog Archive Server (CAS); DAS data transfer completed (74.8 TB)
Feb, Jul 2012
Discussions about what happens after the MOU expires begun
Aug 2012
The present (six years later)