Content overview: “NASA's NEO Surveyor Sunshade Gets Solar Cells: Asteroid-Hunting Telescope Progresses”. NASA's Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission reached a key milestone as technicians at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems in Boulder, Colorado inspected its large sunshade in late July. The sunshade structure, built by Applied Aerospace in Stockton, California, was outfitted with solar cells by NASA's Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission reached a key milestone as technicians at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems in Boulder, Colorado inspected its large sunshade in late July.
The sunshade structure, built by Applied Aerospace in Stockton, California, was outfitted with solar cells by SolAero Technologies in Albuquerque, New Mexico back in January. This integration is crucial for the spacecraft's power supply during its mission to detect potentially hazardous asteroids and comets. The sunshade will also help keep the telescope cool, enabling infrared observations of near-Earth objects that are difficult to spot with visible-light telescopes. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.