Science

Solar Cells Inspected on NASA’s NEO Surveyor

Description The large sunshade of NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission is inspected by a technician at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems in Boulder, Colorado, in late July.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated October 26, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC

Description The large sunshade of NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission is inspected by a technician at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems in Boulder, Colorado, in late July.

Built by Applied Aerospace in Stockton, California, the sunshade structure was outfitted with its solar cells by SolAero Technologies in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in January.

The sunshade structure stands 20 feet (6 meters) tall and measures 8 feet (2.4 meters) wide at its base.

How this summary was made: extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting. It is drawn only from the reporting of the sources listed below — read the originals for full detail. How we summarize →

Advertisement

Every article behind this summary — 2 articles from 1 outlet