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Newest version of Raytheon's Joint Polar Satellite System Common Ground System is now operational
Program ready for Joint Polar Satellite System-1 launch.
CU Boulder team selected to build satellite to study ‘evaporating’ planets
A team led by the University of Colorado Boulder has been selected to build a tiny orbiting satellite to study the evaporating atmospheres of gigantic “hot Jupiters” – distant gaseous planets orbiting scorchingly close to their parent stars.
CBS4: Education & Business Come Together 4 Colorado To Bridge The Skills Gap
Colorado has become a hub for advanced manufacturing. Nearly 6,000 companies are making products for a variety of businesses, including electronics, aerospace, and biomedical.
Ball Aerospace wins Aviation Week Program Excellence Award
Ball Aerospace has been awarded an Aviation Week Program Excellence Award for their work on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope cryogenic electronics system.
Ball-built, Next-Gen Weather Satellite JPSS-1 readies for launch
Ball Aerospace and the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) team is currently preparing NOAA's next-generation polar orbiting weather satellite for launch at 1:47 a.m., PST on Nov. 10, 2017.
CU Boulder breaks ground on new $82.5 million aerospace engineering building
The University of Colorado Boulder broke ground today on a new $82.5 million aerospace engineering building complete with an indoor flight environment for unmanned aircraft that will ensure the nationally ranked program continues to drive innovation into the future.
NASA selects United Launch Alliance reliable Atlas V Rocket to launch Landsat 9 mission
NASA’s Launch Services Program announced today that it selected United Launch Alliance’s (ULA’s) proven Atlas V vehicle to launch the Landsat 9 mission, the ninth in the satellite program providing the longest continuous global record of Earth’s surface
Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser® spacecraft wins Popular Science Best of What’s New 2017 award
Popular Science magazine has selected Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Dream Chaser spacecraft for the 2017 “Best of What’s New” award. This recognition from the world’s largest science and technology magazine celebrates technologies that will “change our world.”
Bigelow Aerospace and United Launch Alliance announce agreement to place a B330 habitat in low lunar orbit
Bigelow Aerospace and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are working together to launch a B330 expandable module on ULA's Vulcan launch vehicle.
United Launch Alliance successfully launches NROL-52 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 on Oct. 15 at 3:28 a.m. EDT. Designated NROL-52, the mission is in support of national security.