{"id":587007,"date":"2026-10-27T07:53:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T20:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/photojournal\/neo-surveyors-sunshade-gets-inspected\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T07:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T20:53:13","slug":"neo-surveyors-sunshade-gets-inspected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=587007","title":{"rendered":"NEO Surveyor\u2019s Sunshade Gets Inspected"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-article-hero-header nasa-gb-align-full bg-carbon-90 width-full maxw-full color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-hero-header\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full maxw-full minh-tablet grid-container minh-tablet flex-column padding-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper display-flex flex-direction-column\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-y-9 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-3 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