Ball Aerospace

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. is a subsidiary of Ball Corporation. Ball Aerospace is a leader in design, development and manufacture of innovative aerospace systems. They produce spacecraft, instruments and sensors, RF and microwave technologies, data exploitation solutions and a variety of advanced aerospace technologies and products that enable exciting missions.

Ball Aerospace is known for its contributions in support of space and Earth science, exploration, national security and intelligence programs. They are also a pioneer in the development of the commercial remote sensing market, producing imaging systems and spacecraft that helped spawn a new market-driven demand for imagery.

Their program Orbital Express Advanced Technology Demonstration Program is the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) mission that developed and demonstrated autonomous techniques for on-orbit refueling, reconfiguration and repair of satellites. This program used two satellites to perform this demonstration: the unmanned service vehicle, ASTRO, and the serviceable/commodities satellite, NEXTSat/CSC.

Primary Activity

Device/Component ManufacturerAutonomous techniques for on-orbit refueling, reconfiguration and repair of satellites