Tag: Ball Aerospace
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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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The final frontiers’ space junk problem has a Denver-based solution
The final frontier has a junk problem, and Astroscale is working to change that. Founded and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the company celebrated the grand opening of its United States headquarters at 2201 S. Delaware St., Denver, Sunday afternoon. The location will house 50 of Astroscale’s roughly 60 U.S. based employees and features a mission…
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Colorado aerospace companies land weather forecasting contracts
NASA recently awarded two aerospace companies with a large Colorado presence work on weather satellites that “will ultimately help save lives by enabling even more accurate weather forecasting,” according news releases. Broomfield-based Ball Aerospace will complete two 20-month studies on new instruments for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s “Geostationary Extended Observations” (GeoXO) program. One…
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James Webb Space Telescope images wow the world
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save GREENBELT, Md. — A sparkling landscape of baby stars. A foamy blue and orange view of a dying star. Five galaxies in a cosmic dance. The splendors of the universe glowed in a new batch of images released Tuesday from NASA’s powerful new telescope. The…
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Blast off in Berthoud: Rocket manufacturer cranking out more affordable, re-useable rocket engines
Blast off in Berthoud! Rocket engine manufacturer Ursa Major test-fired two rocket engines Friday next to a rural ranch subdivision and surrounded by prairie land. Both tests went ground-shakingly well. But there’s no applause from witnesses. “We quit doing that after the thousandth test,” said CEO Joe Laurieniti. A cloud of dirt is kicked up…
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Interstate 25 rivals Aurora, Colorado Springs could be top U.S. Space Command picks
The biggest competitor Colorado Springs faces in its bid to keep U.S. Space Command in town may be just an hour’s drive north if traffic is light. Buckley Air Force Base, the last bastion of a vast military complex that kept the Denver-area economy humming through the Cold War has many of the same characteristics…
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Interstate 25 rivals Colorado Springs, Aurora could be top U.S. Space Command picks
The biggest competitor Colorado Springs faces in its bid to keep U.S. Space Command in town might be just an hour’s drive north if traffic is light. Buckley Air Force Base, the last bastion of a vast military complex that kept the Denver-area economy humming through the Cold War, has many of the same characteristics…