VIPER - NASA Science
NASA's Artemis lunar rover, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, is designed to explore the relatively nearby but extreme environment of the Moon in search of ice and other potential resources.
VIPER (rover) - Wikipedia
VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) is a lunar rover which was developed at the NASA Ames Research Center. Before the project was cancelled in 2024 the rover would have been tasked with prospecting for lunar resources in permanently shadowed areas of lunar south pole region, especially by mapping the distribution and ...
NASA Ends VIPER Project, Continues Moon Exploration
2024年7月17日 · The VIPER rover was designed to search Earth’s Moon for ice and other potential resources – in support of NASA’s commitment to study the Moon and help unravel some of the greatest mysteries of our solar system.
VIPER Rover and Instruments - NASA Science
VIPER is NASA's first rover with headlights – a system specially designed to work with its cameras in the Moon’s extreme conditions of light and dark.
VIPER In Depth - NASA Science
As NASA's first mobile robotic mission to the Moon, VIPER will directly analyze ice on the surface and subsurface of the Moon at varying depths and temperature conditions within four main soil environments.
Launching in 2024 as part of the Artemis program, VIPER is NASA’sfirst lunar mobile robot. VIPER will land on the South pole of the moon in search Lunar Volatiles such as water and ice that will allow us to determine how to harvest the Moon’s resources for …
NASA cancels VIPER lunar rover - SpaceNews
NASA has canceled a robotic lunar rover mission that would have searched for ice at the south pole of the moon, citing development delays and cost overruns.
VIPER moon rover: Inside the scramble to save NASA’s canceled lunar …
2024年8月4日 · NASA's Artemis lunar rover, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, was designed to explore the south pole of the moon in search of ice and other potential resources.
NASA Built the Viper Moon Rover for $450 Million. Now It’s …
2024年7月17日 · NASA will spend about $800 million to not send a robotic rover to the moon. The rover, known as the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, is already built. The launch is...
NASA cancels $450 million VIPER moon rover due to budget …
2024年7月17日 · NASA has cancelled its VIPER moon rover program due to rising costs. VIPER, short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, was a robotic mission intended to land near the moon's south...