NEO Surveyor Mission Communication System Provided by Thales

Planetary Defense Mission Scheduled for Launch in 2028

A contract to supply communications equipment for NASA’s NEO Surveyor mission has been signed by Thales Alenia Space. The main goal of this five-year mission is to advance efforts to defend our planet against near-Earth objects like asteroids and comets, specifically within 50 million kilometers from our planet’s orbit. NEO Surveyor will employ an infra…