NEO Surveyor’s Sunshade Gets Inspected
Description The large sunshade of NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor is mounted on an assembly ring during inspections in a clean room at BAE Systems…
NASA reports: Description The large sunshade of NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor is mounted on an assembly ring during inspections in a clean room at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems in Boulder, Colorado, in July 2026.
The sunshade structure stands 20 feet (6 meters) tall and measures 8 feet (2.4 meters) wide at its base.
This science story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include NEO Surveyor’s Sunshade Gets, NASA’s Near-Earth Object and BAE Systems Space.
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- United States · Americas
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- NEO Surveyor’s Sunshade Gets, NASA’s Near-Earth Object, BAE Systems Space, Mission Systems
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