Ball Aerospace Emphasizes Commitment to Mission Partnerships and Innovation at 34th Annual Space Symposium in Colorado
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Ball Aerospace Emphasizes Commitment to Mission Partnerships and Innovation at 34th Annual Space Symposium in Colorado

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 11, 2018 — (PRNewswire) —  From technology demonstrations to Class A national capabilities, Ball serves as a trusted mission partner to its customers, delivering affordable, innovative and resilient mission-level solutions to address the nation's most difficult challenges in national security, civil space and commercial aerospace.

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As the exhibit center and pavilion co-sponsor at the Space Foundation's 34th annual Space Symposium, held April 16-19 in Colorado Springs, Colo., Ball will demonstrate a wide-range of capabilities from Space Situational Awareness to cyber security to weather to actionable, reliable data and technology that gives warfighters the advantage they need to return home safe.

Within the more than 60 years since Ball Aerospace was founded, the company has established a
40-year heritage of designing building and delivering innovative remote sensing instruments, spacecraft and systems for airborne, LEO and GEO platforms that support a weather ready nation. Ball continues to be a leader in developing advanced operational environmental satellite systems with programs such as the on-orbit Suomi NPP and JPSS-1 (now NOAA-20), and the Weather System Follow-on – Microwave (WSF-M).

Ball is leveraging expertise in spacecraft, instrument design and data analytics to develop government and commercial solutions for small satellites and other emerging markets. The company is also advancing communications, transforming the way reliable, secure, high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity and data is delivered – whether land, air, sea or space – with remote-sensing capabilities, advanced electronically steerable phased-array technology and optical communication terminals that use light to transmit data through space. Ball designs, fabricates, tests and produces a wide-range of antennas for aircraft, missiles, land vehicles, ships, small craft or space – offering proven, affordable, fifth-generation technologies. As an example, Ball is currently building the communications and navigation antenna suite for the F-35/Lightning II. In addition, with 3D Lidar technology developed by Ball customers can view detailed terrain profiles in real-time, providing next-generation advantages in military, intelligence and surveillance, civil and commercial applications.

At Space Symposium, Ball leaders will speak at the following events:

Sunday, April 15

Monday, April 16

Thursday, April 19

Additional information about Ball's programs and capabilities will be on display at Booth 523 at the Ball Aerospace-sponsored Exhibit Hall and Pavilion at Space Symposium.

Ball Aerospace pioneers discoveries that enable our customers to perform beyond expectation and protect what matters most.  We create innovative space solutions, enable more accurate weather forecasts, drive insightful observations of our planet, deliver actionable data and intelligence, and ensure those who defend our freedom go forward bravely and return home safely. For more information, visit www.ball.com/aerospace or connect with us on Facebook or Twitter.

About Ball Corporation
Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) supplies innovative, sustainable packaging solutions for beverage, food and household products customers, as well as aerospace and other technologies and services primarily for the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ 18,300 people worldwide and reported 2017 net sales of $11 billion. For more information, visit www.ball.com, or connect with us on Facebook or Twitter.

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