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University of California Berkeley

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academicFounded 1959
Berkeley, California, United States
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Rocket Lab designed, built, integrated, and tested the ESCAPADE spacecraft for the University of California Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory and NASA.

Mentioned as: University of California BerkeleyNarrative GeneralAug 16, 2024Rocket Lab Ships Twin Satellites to Launch Site for NASA Mars Mission

The University of California, Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory leads ESCAPADE with spacecraft provided by Rocket Lab.

Mentioned as: University of California, BerkeleyOrg RelationshipOct 19, 2023Rocket Lab integrating twin spacecraft for NASA’s Mission to Mars

A joint venture between the University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco-based SKS Partners unveiled Berkeley Space Center at NASA Research Park as a planned 36-acre innovation hub in Silicon Valley.

Mentioned as: University of California, BerkeleyOrg RelationshipOct 17, 2023UC Berkeley and SKS Partners Unveil $2 Billion R&D Hub at NASA’s Ames Research Center

The University of California, Berkeley estimates annual revenues of at least $40,000,000 from Berkeley Space Center-related sources, including grants, research funding, philanthropy, industry partners, fees, and real estate income.

Mentioned as: University of California, BerkeleyTechnical ProductOct 17, 2023UC Berkeley and SKS Partners Unveil $2 Billion R&D Hub at NASA’s Ames Research Center

The University of California, Berkeley and the NASA Ames Research Center unveiled plans on 2023-10-16 for a $2,000,000,000 Berkeley Space Center in Mountain View, California.

Mentioned as: University of California BerkeleyOrg RelationshipOct 16, 2023University of California and NASA Ames unveil plans for $2 billion Berkeley Space Center

Abhishek Tripathi, mission operations director at the University of California, Berkeley, Space Sciences Laboratory, recommends that companies prepare to launch products on Starship and change their business models to work with Starship rideshare flights.

Mentioned as: University of California, BerkeleyOrg RelationshipFeb 7, 2023Small satellite sector should prepare for Starship

Rocket Lab won a contract from the University of California Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory in June to develop a new EscaPADE design based on Rocket Lab’s Photon satellite bus.

Mentioned as: University of California Berkeley’s Space Sciences LaboratoryTechnical ProductAug 28, 2021NASA Mars smallsat mission passes review

The Space Sciences Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley contracted Rocket Lab on 2021-06-15 to study using Photon for the EscaPADE mission to Mars.

Mentioned as: University of California BerkeleyNarrative GeneralAug 12, 2021Rocket Lab wins order for three Photon missions from space manufacturing startup

Rocket Lab won a contract from the Space Sciences Laboratory of the University of California Berkeley on 2021-06-15 to begin design work on a new version of the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (EscaPADE) mission to Mars.

Mentioned as: University of California BerkeleyNarrative GeneralJun 20, 2021Mars smallsat mission gets second chance with Rocket Lab

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $7,500,000 contract to the Space Sciences Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley to design, build, and test an ion sensor for the Space Weather Follow-On Lagrange-1 mission.

Mentioned as: University of California BerkeleyOrg RelationshipMay 1, 2020UC Berkeley Lab to build NOAA space weather instrument
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