Ball To Develop Aerocapture Under NASA Propulsion Study

Posted by tourdemars to Technology at June 12, 2003 12:00 PM

NASA recently selected Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. to pursue advances in ballute aerocapture, an in-space propulsion innovation. Ball Aerospace was one of 15 organizations chosen to pursue 22 propulsion technology research proposals totaling $20 million that NASA says could revolutionize exploration and scientific study of the solar system.