Ball Aerospace and NASA’s team at Goddard Space Flight Center have assembled the primary camera system for the space agency’s next-generation Nancy Grace Roman Space telescope. The Wide Field Instrument is constructed to be capable of providing a field of view over 100 times larger than Roman’s Hubble Space telescope predecessor while retaining the same resolution, […] More

Ball Aerospace and NASA's team at Goddard Space Flight Center have assembled the primary camera system for the space agency's next-generation Nancy Grace Roman Space telescope. The Wide Field Instrument is constructed to be capable of providing a field of view over 100 times larger than Roman’s Hubble Space telescope predecessor while retaining the same resolution. More

Ball Aerospace has concluded the testing of the first space vehicle for Space Systems Command’s next-generation operational environmental satellite system. The company said Thursday the Weather System Follow–on–Microwave satellite is scheduled for launch in early 2024 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and will provide the Department of Defense with space-based environmental monitoring capabilities. […] More

Ball Aerospace has concluded the testing of the first space vehicle for Space Systems Command's next-generation operational environmental satellite system. The Weather System Follow–on–Microwave satellite is scheduled for launch in early 2024 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and will provide the Department of Defense with space-based environmental monitoring capabilities. More

A space-based instrument Ball Aerospace manufactured for NASA has begun transmitting images meant to support air pollution research in North America. Ball said Thursday the Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution system recently completed its first solar calibration scan mission, capturing major air pollutants like ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and formaldehyde. The Maxar Technologies-built commercial Intelsat IS-40e […] More

The National Center of Atmospheric Research has tapped Ball Aerospace to design a radio frequency front end system under a program aimed at developing next-generation weather data gathering tool. NCAR’s Airborne Phased Array Radar is meant to boost capability for high-impact weather event data capture to enhance forecasting models, the company said Monday. Both parties […] More

SpiderOak used a Ball Aerospace-made prototype payload to demonstrate a zero trust, end-to-end data security technology it recently deployed to space. The space systems software company said Thursday its OrbitSecure platform achieved flight heritage following tests on the Ball payload operating in low-Earth orbit. OrbitSecure is designed to mitigate disruptions in space communications and satellite […] More

Ball Aerospace will work with Microsoft and Loft Federal on a Space Development Agency program to build and launch into orbit a set of 10 satellites with experimental payloads. Ball Aerospace said Tuesday it will lead spacecraft and payload integration for SDA’s NExT experimental testbed program under a $176 million other transaction prototype agreement awarded […] More

Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has subcontracted Ball Aerospace to work under a National Air and Space Intelligence Center-operated program that supports the U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense and national intelligence organizations. As part of MTSI’s team for the NOVASTAR program, Ball Aerospace will utilize its technical expertise, including electro-optical and spectral research and data […] More

Ball Aerospace has completed two phases in the development of the Weather System Follow-on-Microwave satellite for the U.S. Space Force. The finalization of the system’s spacecraft bus and the conclusion of its microwave imager technology’s environmental assessment will propel the project into its final assembly, integration and testing stages, Ball Aerospace announced from Broomfield, Colorado on Tuesday. […] More

Ball Aerospace has secured an $11.9 million contract from NASA to develop a laser pre-stabilization system for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna laser assembly. The space agency said Thursday the LPS will work to stabilize the high-precision laser systems to be used for gravitational wave detection in space. LISA is a space-based mission that aims […] More

Ball Aerospace & Technologies has won a $33.8 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to explore methods for airmen to sustain their mental fitness. AFRL selected the company’s white paper for the competitive Research for Enhancing Airman & Cognitive Health project and obligated $2.8 million at the time of award, the Department of […] More