<ul><li>The instrument enclosure of NASA’s Near-Earth Object Surveyor (NEO Surveyor) underwent critical environmental tests inside the historic Chamber A at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.</li><li>The 12-foot-long angular structure was subjected to frigid, airless conditions, simulating the deep space environment.</li><li>The instrument enclosure is designed to protect the spacecraft’s infrared telescope and remove heat from it during operations.</li><li>NEO Surveyor is NASA’s first space-based detection mission for planetary defense, aimed at locating, measuring, and characterizing asteroids and comets that may pose a hazard to Earth.</li></ul>

NEO Surveyor Instrument Enclosure Inside Historic Chamber A

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