NASA has chosen SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to launch the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission, a planetary defense space telescope designed to detect asteroids and comets that could pose a threat to Earth. The mission is scheduled for launch no earlier than (NET) September 2027.
🚀NASA has selected @SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket to launch NEO Surveyor!
— NASA's Launch Services Program (@NASA_LSP) February 21, 2025
NASA's Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission is a planetary defense space telescope that will look for asteroids and comets that could potentially pose a threat to Earth. Targeting launch NET Sept. 2027. pic.twitter.com/jbZoPGKhij