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NASA's NEO Surveyor Sunshade
A technician inspected the large sunshade for NASA’s Near‑Earth Object Surveyor mission in an image released on Oct. 26, 2026.
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On Oct. 26, 2026 NASA released a photograph showing a technician examining the sunshade that will be part of the Near‑Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission. The image highlights the inspection process for the component that will protect the spacecraft’s infrared telescope.
The sunshade structure stands about 20 feet (6 meters) tall and measures roughly 8 feet (2.4 meters) wide at its base. Its primary function is to keep the infrared telescope cool, enabling the instrument to detect and track near‑Earth asteroids as part of the mission’s asteroid‑search objectives.
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