NASA Selects Ball Aerospace For ECCCO Mission Concept Study
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Ball Aerospace has been selected by NASA to conduct a Phase A study for the ECCCO mission, aimed at understanding the sun's coronal structure. The mission will use advanced imaging and spectroscopy to observe the middle corona, a largely unexplored region. Ball Aerospace will design and build the spacecraft, while the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) will design the imager and spectrometers and lead science planning. Ball Aerospace is also conducting a study for the CMEx mission under NASA's SMEX program.
December 18, 2023 | 3:02 pm
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Ball Aerospace, a subsidiary of Ball Corporation, has been chosen by NASA for the ECCCO mission study to understand the sun's coronal structure and is also working on the CMEx mission study.
Being selected for the ECCCO mission study by NASA is a positive development for Ball Aerospace, indicating potential future contracts and reinforcing its position in space exploration. This news is likely to be viewed positively by investors, potentially leading to a short-term increase in Ball Corporation's stock price.
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