The LSST has received the top priority for the next large ground based astronomical facility:
http://www.lsst.org/lsst/news
The big mirror for this 3200 megapixel "camera" is being lovingly built by Dean Ketelsen.
I saw it last December during the TAAA Newsletter Folding Party:
http://herrero-victor.blogspot.com/2009_12_01_archive.html
LSST headquarters are in Tucson.
