ball aerospace
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NASA taps Colorado companies to lead development on telescope searching for life on other planet
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NASA has selected two Colorado companies to help develop a future NASA space telescope that will look for signs of life on other planets. The flagship project, called the Habitable Worlds Observatory, will be the first space telescope purpose built to observe planets orbiting distant stars. It will seek to answer one of humanities ongoing…
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BIDLACK | Proposed cuts in space exploration are penny-wise, pound-foolish
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Did you know that Colorado is a nuclear power? OK, that may be overstating it a bit, but did you at least know that it is home to a number of intercontinental ballistic missiles? It’s not a secret, it’s the 321st Strategic Missile Squadron, based out of F.E. Warren Air Force Base up the road in…
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Gardner pilots F-35 demo flight while celebrating Ball Aerospace honor
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His cockpit instruments locked onto a control tower, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner fired a GPS-controlled missile without enemy fighters detecting his presence. A minute later, the missile struck its target. Gardner turned his F-35 Lightning II jet back home and safely landed on a U.S. Navy carrier to cheers and applause. While Gardner did not…
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Clinton plans Pueblo visit, Gardner criticizes Clinton
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is scheduled to make a campaign stop in Pueblo on Wednesday, her first trip to Colorado since Aug. 3. According to The Pueblo Chieftain, officials with the Clinton campaign said Clinton’s appearance is tied to a public voter registration event, where Clinton will urge supporters to make sure they’re registered to…
