UC Berkeley and SKS Partners unveil $2B R&D space hub at NASA Ames
The University of California at Berkeley and SKS Partners unveiled a $2 billion research and development hub at the NASA’s Ames Research Center.
The Berkeley Space Center at NASA Research Park has been proposed at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California. The proposed center will sit on 36 acres on the former Moffett Field air base, tapping the San Francisco Bay Area’s rich ecosystem for innovation. The aim is to create 6,000 jobs. Go Bears.
San Francisco-based SKS Partners is an investor in and developer of commercial real estate properties, with over 10.5 million square feet of office, R&D, medical office, life science, mixed-use and multifamily projects. This is the kind of project that could breathe new life into Silicon Valley.
With a focus on interdisciplinary research and development, the center intends to foster collaboration between the private sector, academia, and government agencies when it comes to exploring space. The joint venture is dedicated to identifying, incubating and launching technological breakthroughs across a diverse set of fields including astronautics, quantum computing, climate studies and the social sciences.
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The Berkeley Space Center will be designed to create a collaborative environment that enables the expansion of knowledge frontiers and the development of groundbreaking technologies. The project is expected to generate substantial employment opportunities, with over 6,000 advanced research and development positions.
Governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement, “Berkeley Space Center
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