The NASA Ames Development Plan (NADP) provides for the future development of collaborative research and educational facilities as well as the preservation of cultural and natural resources at the NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) in Mountain View, CA.
NADP will result in the transformation of the original 500-acre ARC campus and 1,500 acres of the former Naval Air Station Moffett Field into an integrated, dynamic research and educational community in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley. The NADP will consist of the renovation of approximately 600,000 square feet of historic buildings, demolition of approximately 560,000 square feet of obsolete structures, and the addition of 2.1 million square feet of newly constructed space, including:
- Educational facilities
- Office space
- Research and development space
- Housing
The NADP leverages NASA’s underutilized building and land assets in order to advance its mission through the extensive use of public private partnerships. The partnerships with academia, industry, and non-profit organizations will ensure the preservation of historic properties and the redevelopment of non-historic buildings at the former Naval Air Station Moffett Field. The partnerships fulfill NASA’s goals of advancing each party’s capacity in basic and applied information technologies, astrobiology, life and micro gravity sciences, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and aeronautical and space technology; and promoting educational programs in science, technology, engineering, and math.
NASA has begun to implement the NADP through a signed a lease with Carnegie Mellon University to establish a “Carnegie West” campus for science and engineering research and education. In addition, NASA has signed memoranda of understanding with the following partners:
- University of California Santa Cruz
- San Jose State University
- Foothill and DeAnza Community College District National Center for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
- National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
- California Air and Space Educational Foundation
- Girvan Institute
The partners will be solely responsible for the rehabilitation of existing buildings and the construction of new buildings for their use. Consequently, the financial feasibility of the NADP does not depend on any direct or indirect financial commitment from NASA. NASA has implemented a full cost recovery program to cover costs and services provided to NASA’s partners. NASA also expects the ground rent payments from its partners to reduce operating and maintenance costs at the ARC.
For more information, contact Ms. Patricia Morrisey at (650) 604-1168 or via e-mail at tmorrissey@mail.arc.nasa.gov.
