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UC Berkeley’s plans for massive Moffett space center raise housing concerns
For the better part of a decade, NASA Ames and UC Berkeley have been planning to build a $2 billion space center at Moffett Field, but few details about the massive project have been publicly known. That changed recently with the release of a nearly 1,400 page environmental report.
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According to The Almanac’s source item, UC Berkeley’s plans for massive Moffett space center raise housing concerns, For the better part of a decade, NASA Ames and UC Berkeley have been planning to build a $2 billion space center at Moffett Field, but few details about the massive project have been publicly known. That changed recently with the release of a nearly 1,400 page environmental report.
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- UC Berkeley’s plans for massive Moffett space center raise housing concernsThe Almanac - 2026-06-12T21:36:39+00:00
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