NEO Surveyor

A JPL-led infrared space telescope that will hunt for potentially hazardous asteroids and comets. It passed its critical design review in February 2025 and targets a September 2027 launch on a Falcon 9.

Milestones · step 4 of 4

NASA approves missionSep 2019

Preliminary design phase beginsJun 2021

Critical design review passedFeb 2025

LaunchSep 2027

Timeline

Sep 2027 LaunchIN PROGRESS

Feb 2025 Critical design review passed

Jun 2021 Preliminary design phase begins

Sep 2019 NASA approves mission

Team

DG Dave GallagherDirector MW Matthew WallaceDeputy Director for Flight Projects HE Howard EisenChief Engineer and Deputy Associate Lab Director, Flight Projects and Mission Success