Ball Aerospace & Technologies

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustrySpacecraft, defense, scientific instruments
Founded1956 (1956)
DefunctFebruary 16, 2024 (2024-02-16)
FateAcquired by BAE Systems Inc.
HeadquartersBroomfield, Colorado, U.S.
Key people
Dave Kaufman - President
Number of employees
c.5,200 (2023)
ParentBall Corporation
Websiteballaerospace.com

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.

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.