Solar Cells Inspected on NASA’s NEO Surveyor

In late July, a technician at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems in Boulder, Colorado, conducted an inspection of the large sunshade for NASA’s NEO Surveyor mission. This sunshade, constructed by Applied Aerospace in Stockton, California, underwent final assembly and integration in January. Specifically, SolAero Technologies in Albuquerque, New Mexico, equipped the sunshade structure with its solar cells as part of this process. The project represents a crucial step toward detecting potentially hazardous asteroids and comets. Data collected by the NEO Surveyor will contribute to understanding near-Earth object populations.