Ball Aerospace announced it has opened an office in Huntsville, Ala. to pursue a contract for the Ares I launch vehicle, which will launch the Orion crew exploration vehicle being developed by Lockheed Martin in Colorado.
Ball Aerospace is pursuing a contract to provide integration and production support to NASA for the instrument unit contract for the Ares I launch vehicle. The new office also strengthens the company’s NASA and defense programs, the company said.
Ball Aerospace has about $24 million in business in the Huntsville area including suppliers Axsys Technologies Inc., AZ Technology, SEA Wire & Cable Inc., Technical Micronics Control and the University of Alabama, Huntsville.
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