In a move to save money, NASA is breaking ground on a new $65 million facility to help bring the program into the future. The new headquarters will allow NASA to focus more on current objectives, such as sending a manned spacecraft to Mars and beginning commercial travel to the space station. The new building will serve as the new NASA headquarters for a new NASA.

The Space Shuttle Program, known for sending manned aircraft into outer space, came to an end in 2011. The new facility is part of a plan to bring NASA into the next era. The Space Launch System (SLS) is currently under design to launch the next heavy aircraft into space.

The new Kennedy Space Center headquarters, specifically, will save taxpayers $5 million in operation efficiency. KSC has over 700 structures on its grounds, many of which are outdated, reports Wesh Orlando.

“As we demolish our facilities, most all of that is recycled and taken out and used in other projects,” said Nancy Bray, KSC facilities director.

Architects of the new building are aiming for gold LEED certification, WOGX reports, which means exceeding the standards of energy conservation as well as recycling old materials in the construction.

“By replacing them with more energy efficient more operationally efficient facilities, we are going to reduce our operating cost, which will allow us to put more money into missions,” says lead architect Steve Bellflower.

The seven story headquarters will feature a large vertical wing-like structure, pointing towards space, which Bellflower hopes will serve as inspiration to the new space program.