Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp., commonly called Ball Aerospace, was an American manufacturer of spacecraft, components and instruments for national defense, civil space and commercial space applications. Until 2024 it was a wholly owned subsidiary of Ball Corporation, with primary offices in Boulder, Colorado, and facilities in Broomfield and Westminster in Colorado, with smaller offices in New Mexico, Ohio, northern Virginia, Missouri and Maryland. It was acquired by BAE Systems Inc. in 2024 and is operated as a new division within BAE called Space and Mission Systems.
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It was acquired by BAE Systems Inc. in 2024, and is operated as a new division within BAE called Space & Mission systems.
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Ball Aerospace began building pointing controls for military rockets in 1956.
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