Google lease historically airport from NASA

Google lease historically airport from NASA

She Aviation Administration and Space Administration (NASA), they leased the historic airport "Moffett Federal Airfield" -oho an air base extends over four kilometers of space Mrbah- US company Google.

The air base located about 6.5 kilometers from the headquarters of Google in the city, "Mountain View" in "Bai Arya" in California, and chartered by the "planetary projects," a company Google branches.

He said NASA director Charles Bolden in a statement: "While the expansion of NASA's presence in space, also take steps to reduce its presence here on Earth."

It is scheduled to use the Google site in space exploration projects, aviation, robotics, and other emerging technologies, according to a NASA statement.

The company will pay for NASA versus renting Site $ 1.6 billion over the next sixty years, Google has promised the restoration and maintenance of "hangar number one" historic barns and other airships in place.

This agreement will provide, which was announced the first time last February but has been documented last Thursday, on NASA's $ 6.3 million per year is the cost of maintenance and management of the place.

The move shows Google's commitment to growing projects outside the framework of the main action and generating funds for a search and advertising. And the list goes on ambitious projects, which manages some research "Google X" section. 

Among those projects a three-dimensional visual technology, and contact lenses for patients with diabetes, and research efforts to lengthen the average human lifespan, is also working on other projects such as robotics (robot), and airships Internet to deliver to remote places in the world, Self and cars driving, and others.

Google and the distinction of being one of the most prolific research firms among the biggest companies in Silicon Valley. Most of its peers such as Facebook have focused on the multiple ways to expand their business models both domestically and internationally, while she sought out the most bizarre technical ideas yet.

Said David Radcliffe, vice president of "real estate and workplace services department" to Google in a statement, said the company "Schmr its sleeves" to renovate the historic monuments at the site. Google has refused to make further information.

This agreement is the latest in owning Google for land deals in the area, "Bai Arya," In October / October last company documented agreements assisted living real estate on two massive in "Snnifaal" area and "Redwood City", Calif., Has those deals feudal Google made in Silicon Valley stretching more than two million square feet (186 thousand square meters), according to the newspaper "Business Journal".

The company also expanded northward, specifically in the San Francisco rental and purchase of two offices in the city. However, not only are considered, which seeks to expand its offices, there are Apple and NVIDIA, Facebook and other companies that bought the land in different areas, "Bai Arya."

It is noteworthy that the airport "Moffett Federal Airfield" was built in the thirties of the last century as part of the "Moffett Field" Naval Base. The headquarters of the site, "Ames Research" center, was located in the former "Space Camp" for children NASA.

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