Tag: Bae Systems
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NASA taps Colorado companies to lead development on telescope searching for life on other planet
NASA has selected two Colorado companies to help develop a future NASA space telescope that will look for signs of life on other planets. The flagship project, called the Habitable Worlds Observatory, will be the first space telescope purpose built to observe planets orbiting distant stars. It will seek to answer one of humanities ongoing…
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What’s next for Westminster’s Ball Corp. space division after being sold for $5.6B
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the midst of the cold war between the U.S. and Soviet Union, one of the nation’s largest aluminum beverage companies saw an opportunity in Colorado: space technology. Nearly 70 years later, Westminster-based Ball Corp. sold its aerospace division for $5.55 billion. UK-based defense manufacturer…
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Ball Corp. plans to sell aerospace business
Colorado-based Ball Corp. announced it has agreed to sell its aerospace business to BAE Systems in a $5.6 billion deal. The sale is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in the first half of 2024. Ball, a leading producer of aluminum packaging, launched Ball Aerospace near Boulder in the 1950s with a…