Specialists at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems in Boulder, Colorado, conducted an inspection in late July of a large sunshield designed for NASA's Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor space telescope. The NEO Surveyor mission is aimed at searching for and studying asteroids and comets that could pose a potential threat to Earth by approaching its orbit. The sunshield structure itself was designed and built by Applied Aerospace in Stockton, California. Solar panels were installed on it in January by SolAero Technologies from Albuquerque, New Mexico. The solar panels will provide the telescope with the necessary power to operate in space, while the shield will protect the instrument's sensitive components from unwanted solar radiation and thermal effects, which is critical for conducting precise infrared observations. After the solar panels were installed, the structure underwent environmental testing designed to confirm its resilience to launch conditions and subsequent operation in open space. The inspection in Boulder represented another stage in preparing the telescope for its future launch. The NEO Surveyor mission is part of NASA's planetary defense program and is expected to significantly expand the agency's capabilities for detecting near-Earth objects whose size makes them potentially hazardous to our planet. Work on the project is being conducted in collaboration with several contractor companies, each responsible for separate components of the complex spacecraft structure.