Plans for Berkeley Space Center Unveiled for NASA Ames

The new 36-acre innovation hub will accommodate up to 1.4 million square feet of research space, the University of California at Berkeley said.

Kimberly Johnson

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 01:00 PM ET

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Artist's rendering of NASA's Ames Research Center and Moffett Federal Airfield in Mountain View, California, shows the future location of the Berkeley Space Center (gray buildings stretching from center to right). The center will be an innovation hub encouraging collaborations among University of California at Berkeley faculty and students, private companies, NASA scientists and engineers, and Silicon Valley's tech industry. NASA Ames' iconic Hangar One, which once housed airships, is at left. [Courtesy: University of California at Berkeley]

Key Takeaways:

NASA and UC Berkeley are partnering to build the $2 billion Berkeley Space Center, a 36-acre aviation and space innovation hub located at NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
The new center will serve as a hub for research and development, providing state-of-the-art labs and classrooms to foster collaboration among UC Berkeley researchers, private companies, and government entities.
Its goals include accelerating capabilities in areas like automation, electric propulsion, biomanufacturing for deep space exploration, and leveraging NASA's computing assets, while also inspiring the next generation of explorers.

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NASA and University of California at Berkeley announced Monday they are teaming up for a new aviation and space innovation hub located at the space agency’s research campus in Silicon Valley.

Once completed, the 36-acre Berkeley Space Center will be able to accommodate up to 1.4 million square feet of research space located at NASA Ames Research Center and Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ) in Mountain View, California.