In order to extend the exploration of space and robotics, Google will pay to NASA 1,6 bn. Dollars to hire a historic airbase near the company's headquarters in Silicon Valley.
Management of Federal Airport "Mofet ', an area of four million acres on the peninsula of San Francisco, passed on 60 years in Planetary Ventures, a mysterious company owned by Google.
Little is known about its activities, although according to some reports, the company is active in the real estate market.
Google has not revealed how it intends to use the facility, but according to NASA, the space will be used for "research, development, assembly and testing in the areas of space exploration, aviation, robotics and other emerging technologies.
The two founders of Google, Larry Paige and Sergey Brin, are known to be concerned about issues of aviation and Space Administration, and recently acquired companies were robotic and satellite technology.
Under the agreement, the Planetary Ventures will take to restore the "Hangar One" of the airport, a giant structure that dates back to 1933 and has been declared a historic and listed. A total of $ 200 million will go towards the restoration of Hangar One and two other similar structures.
The Federal Airport "Mofet" was used by the US Navy before going to the Ames Research Center of NASA.
Already used for landing private aircraft carrying top executives of Google.
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