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Situated on the historic NASA Ames Research Park in California’s Silicon Valley, the Berkeley Space Center accelerates the San Francisco Bay Area’s innovation ecosystem. It catalyzes deeper collaboration and the highest levels of research between academia, industry, and NASA towards...Read more about Berkeley Space Center at NASA Research Park | Mountainview, California | 2023

The future of space exploration, innovation and technology is at a pivotal moment. As commercial space companies rapidly advance their capabilities, and government agencies like NASA continue to break new ground in the space economy, Silicon Valley finds itself at the heart of an exciting new...Read more about Exploring the Future of Space Innovation in Silicon Valley

On June 8, Berkeley researchers sent their 3D printing technology to space for the first time as part of the Virgin Galactic 07 mission. Their next-generation microgravity printer — dubbed SpaceCAL — spent 140 seconds in suborbital space while aboard the VSS Unity space plane...Read more about SpaceCAL team sends 3D printer into space

The Berkeley Space Center announced the release of a comprehensive report compiled by the faculty steering committee, chaired by Professor Gordon Rausser. The report marks a significant milestone in outlining a vision of collaboration between UC Berkeley and NASA Ames, delineating a...Read more about Berkeley Space Center Releases Report on Partnership with NASA Ames

Last week, Eugene Tu, Director of NASA's Ames Research Center, announced that Sidney Sun will join the Office of the Center Director as the lead for University Collaborations as of Feb. 25.

Since 2020, Sun has served as the deputy director of Programs and Projects. While serving...Read more about Cal Alumnus to lead University Collaborations at NASA Ames

Berkeley SkyDeck, a global hub for entrepreneurship and a leading accelerator, today announced that it has relaunched its Air and Space Track in collaboration with the recently-announced Berkeley Space Center at NASA Research Park (“Berkeley Space Center”). The relaunched track takes advantage...Read more about Berkeley SkyDeck and Berkeley Space Center Join Forces for Air and Space Accelerator Track

Looking to spur innovative ideas and technologies, the University of California at Berkeley is taking early steps to incubate a fleet of aerospace startups at NASA Research Park, even though construction at the site is still several years away.

The space...Read more about Berkeley Space Center seeks to be a hub for aerospace startups at NASA Research Park

Alexandre M. Bayen, Liao-Cho Innovation Endowed Chair and professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences and of civil and environmental engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and...Read more about Alexandre Bayen named CITRIS director

Since its founding in 1930, Moffett Field has had multiple incarnations. It was originally a U.S. Navy airship base, and its massive dirigible hangars – some of the largest free-standing structures in the world – still endure, emblems of the Bay Area that are nearly as iconic to...Read more about To Silicon Valley and beyond!

Leaders from government, academia, and commercial industries gathered earlier this fall to learn, discuss, and collaborate at the inaugural “The Future of Skills in the AI Era” symposium at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. The...Read more about NASA and UC Berkeley host discussion on the future of AI at work

A new perspective paper published by University of California, Berkeley researchers today in the ...Read more about The role of public–private partnerships in fostering outer space innovations

A new campus, called Berkeley Space Center, aims to offer lab, office, and educational spaces along with student and faculty housing, a conference center, and retail space on 36 acres within the NASA Research Park at the agency’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.Read more about NASA Hosts Unveiling of Plans for New Silicon Valley Innovation Hub

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. (October 16, 2023) – A joint venture between The...Read more about UC Berkeley, SKS Partners Unveil Proposed 36-Acre R&D Hub in the Heart of Silicon Valley at NASA’s Ames Research Center

BERKELEY, October 9, 2023 - As the digital revolution has transformed ground transportation with the likes of Global Positioning Systems, ride-sharing, and ubiquitous delivery services, the sky is now the next frontier. The imminent introduction of such novel aircraft as personal air taxis,...Read more about Blue-Sky Frontier: Preparing for an Autonomous Future Overhead

UC Berkeley researchers are working steadily to push science fiction into reality in associate professor of engineering Hayden Taylor’s lab. The group co-created a 3D printing technology, called Computed Axial Lithography, that can form parts in less than a...Read more about Moffett Field Initiative Supports Next Generation Of Space 3D Printing

Leaders from academia, government and industry met last week to discuss how AI will change the in-demand skill sets of tomorrow.

Experts at The Future of Skills in the AI Era...Read more about UC Berkeley, government, industry leaders discuss future skills in AI era