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Colorado is considered the second-largest aerospace economy in the US, anchored by Lockheed Martin Space, ULA, and BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems (formerly Ball Aerospace) along the Front Range.
Builds GPS III satellites and has built spacecraft such as NASA's InSight lander and NOAA's GOES-R weather satellites
Headquarters; Vulcan Centaur rocket
Formerly Ball Aerospace (acquired February 2024); space instruments, spacecraft and optical systems
| Company | Focus Area | Profile |
|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin Space | GPS III, planetary and weather spacecraft | View profile |
| United Launch Alliance | Vulcan Centaur, Atlas V | View profile |
| BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems (formerly Ball Aerospace) | Instruments, spacecraft, optical systems | View profile |
| Sierra Space (Louisville) | Dream Chaser spaceplane | View profile |
| Vantor (formerly Maxar Intelligence, Westminster) | Earth imagery and spatial intelligence | View profile |
| York Space Systems (Denver) | Small satellite manufacturing | View profile |
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Key facilities include Lockheed Martin Space (Waterton campus, near Littleton), United Launch Alliance (Centennial), BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems (Boulder). Denver is a major hub for commercial space operations.
Typical roles include Systems Engineer, Satellite Integration Specialist, Propulsion Engineer, Software Developer, Test Engineer. Current openings are on the SpaceNexus jobs board, synced daily from employers' own careers pages.
Colorado is considered the second-largest aerospace economy in the US, per the state economic development office (OEDIT). Lockheed Martin Space's Waterton campus near Littleton builds GPS III satellites.
Facts on this page were checked against these pages on October 10, 2026. Figures without a named source were removed.
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