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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Spacecraft, defense, scientific instruments |
| Founded | 1956; 69 years ago (1956) |
| Defunct | February 16, 2024; 21 months ago (2024-02-16) |
| Fate | Acquired byBAE Systems Inc. |
| Headquarters | Broomfield, Colorado, U.S. |
Key people | Dave Kaufman - President |
Number of employees | c. 5,200 (2023)[1] |
| Website | www |
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., commonlyBall Aerospace, was an American manufacturer of spacecraft, components and instruments for national defense, civil space and commercial space applications.
Until 2024, the firm was a wholly owned subsidiary ofBall Corporation, with primary offices inBoulder, Colorado, and facilities inBroomfield andWestminster inColorado, with smaller offices inNew Mexico,Ohio, northernVirginia,Missouri andMaryland. It was acquired byBAE Systems Inc. in 2024, and is operated as a new division within BAE called Space & Mission systems.[2]
Ball Aerospace began building pointing controls for military rockets in 1956. The aerospace part of the Ball Corporation was then known asBall Brothers Research Corporation, and later won a contract to build some ofNASA's first spacecraft, theOrbiting Solar Observatory satellites. The company has been responsible for numerous technological and scientific projects and continues to provide aerospace technology to NASA and related industries.
Other products and services for the aerospace industry include lubricants, optical systems,star trackers and antennas. As a wholly owned subsidiary of the Ball Corporation, Ball Aerospace was cited in 2023[3] as the 54th largest defense contractor in the world.[4] Both parent and subsidiary headquarters are co-located in Broomfield, Colorado.
In August 2023, Ball Corporation agreed to divest Ball Aerospace toBAE Systems Inc. for $5.6 billion in cash.[5] On February 14, 2024 The companies announced that all regulatory approvals were in place to allow the deal to complete.[6] The deal was closed on February 16, 2024.[2]
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