MOUNTAIN VIEW — Google has completed a major effort to restore and reutilize Hangar One at Moffett Federal Airfield, a project that could transform the landmark into a future hub for innovation and technology.
The completion of the Hangar One project by Google’s Planetary Ventures unit represented a success story for both Silicon Valley and government officials, such as former South Bay Rep. Anna Eshoo, who led a yearslong effort to first rescue the hangar from the wrecking ball and then restore it to modern-day standards.
Google hosted numerous dignitaries inside the cavernous Hangar One — one of the largest freestanding structures on earth — Friday to celebrate the transformation.
During the event, Eshoo and several officials in attendance declared that the project represented a successful private-public partnership that required the work of many people…