On July 2026, the sunshade of NASA's Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor was inspected within a cleanroom environment operated by BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems in Boulder, Colorado. This inspection focused specifically on the large sunshade component which is currently mounted onto an assembly ring. The sunshade’s physical dimensions are significant, measuring twenty feet (6 meters) in height and eight feet (2.4 meters) across at its widest point. These measurements represent the overall size of the structure during this particular inspection phase. The purpose of these inspections is to ensure the structural integrity of the sunshade as part of the NEO Surveyor mission.
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