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Boeing to Lease MIT Space for Future Aerospace & Autonomy Research Hub


TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 2, 2018 — Boeing (NYSE: BA) is set to lease a 100,000-square-foot facility in Cambridge, Mass., that will house research, design and development work on air mobility platforms by 2020, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday.

The company said Wednesday the future Boeing Aerospace and Autonomy Center will occupy space within a 17-story building at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Kendall Square district and host autonomous aircraft projects by Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing subsidiary.

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