Ball Aerospace & Technologies
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Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., commonly Ball Aerospace, was an American manufacturer of spacecraft, components and instruments for national defense, civil space and commercial space applications.
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Spacecraft, defense, scientific instruments |
Founded | 1956; 68 years ago (1956) |
Defunct | February 16, 2024; 3 months ago (2024-02-16) |
Fate | Acquired by BAE Systems Inc. |
Headquarters | Broomfield, Colorado, U.S. |
Key people | Dave Kaufman - President |
Number of employees | c.ā5,200 (2023)[1] |
Parent | Ball Corporation |
Website | ballaerospace |
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Until 2024, the firm 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 & Mission systems.[2]