Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover

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NASA Selects Landing Site for VIPER Lunar Rover on Moon’s South Pole

NASA Selects Landing Site for VIPER Water Ice Prospecting Lunar Rover on South Pole

September 24, 2021
Ken Kremer

For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – NASA has selected the landing site for the agency’s first ever lunar rover named VIPER – the robot is an ice prospecting lunar rover targeted for touchdown on the Moon’s south pole after liftoff in 2023 using a commercial rocket and commercial lunar lander. VIPER is a mobile robot that will roam

Ken Kremer

Dr. Ken Kremer is a research chemist, space/science journalist, photographer, speaker and founder/managing editor of Space UpClose website reporting up close on all things related to NASA and Space Exploration. Ken is based nearby the Kennedy Space Center in Titusville, FL., active in outreach and interviewed regularly on TV and radio about space topics. Dr. Kremer offers independent analysis about

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NASA Selects Landing Site for VIPER Water Ice Prospecting Lunar Rover on South Pole

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