AstroGrid was a £7.7M project which built a data-grid for UK astronomy, forming part of the UK contribution to the International Virtual Observatory. AstroGrid announced its first full production release on 1 April 2008.Community/News/20080401-nam2008 – AstroGrid – Trac
The project ran, in three phases, from 2001 to 2009. Accounts of its end-daysBBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Physics names winners and losersC-day Plus One « The e-AstronomerBBC NEWS | Science/Nature | An astronomer's view of funding cuts suggest that many in the community regretted its early closing.
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External links http://www.astrogrid.org http://www.stfc.ac.uk/