Work on Texas A&M Space Institute Facility Begins in November

$200 million has been allocated so Texas A&M can build a facility at the Johnson Space Center. Scientists and other personnel at the facility will support mission training, aeronautics research, advanced robotics and work on lunar and Martian exploration.

Work will begin in mid-November. The building is expected to be complete in 2026.

The Institute will be built on 32 acres at NASA’s new Exploration Park development on Saturn Lane just outside the controlled-access area of Johnson Space Center. The building is approximately 400,000 square feet.

The Houston Business Journal report two Houston-based companies — Energy Architecture and Vaughn Construction — have been tapped as the architect and contractor for the project.

A $350 million legislative package was approved last year which funded both the institute and and other initiatives related to the schools Space Institute.