▁new ▁$ 4 3 . 8   mill ion , ▁ ▁Marine ▁Technology ▁and ▁Life ▁Sciences ▁Se aw ater ▁Research ▁Building . ▁ ▁The ▁Virginia ▁Key ▁campus ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁a ▁ ▁marine ▁research ▁and ▁education ▁park ▁that ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁two ▁National ▁Ocean ic ▁and ▁At mos pher ic ▁Administration ▁( NO AA ) ▁research ▁labor ator ies ▁and ▁the ▁Mar itime ▁and ▁Science ▁Technology ▁Academy ▁magnet ▁school . ▁ ▁R S MA S ▁also ▁oper ates ▁a ▁ ▁site ▁on ▁main land ▁Miami - D ade ▁County ▁that ▁was ▁formerly ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Observ atory ▁Second ary ▁National ▁Time ▁Standard ▁Fac ility , ▁which ▁already ▁had ▁buildings ▁and ▁a ▁ 2 0 M ▁anten na ▁used ▁for ▁Very ▁Long ▁Bas eline ▁Inter fer ometry ▁( V L BI ). ▁The ▁Ros enst iel ▁School ' s ▁Center ▁for ▁S out he astern ▁Trop ical ▁Advanced ▁Rem ote ▁S ens ing ▁( C ST AR S ) ▁and ▁Richmond ▁Sat ellite ▁Oper ations ▁Center ▁( R SO C ) ▁have ▁research ▁facilities ▁located ▁on ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁named ▁the ▁Richmond ▁Camp us . ▁ ▁Research ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁R S MA S ▁receives ▁$ 5 0 ▁million ▁in ▁annual ▁external ▁research ▁fund ing . ▁Labor ator ies ▁at ▁Virginia ▁Key ▁are ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁special ized ▁instruments ▁including ▁a ▁salt - water ▁wave ▁tank , ▁the ▁five - t ank ▁Cond ition ing ▁and ▁Sp aw ning ▁Systems , ▁multi - t ank ▁Ap