NASA resurrects its VIPER moon rover for a 2027 mission with Blue Origin

NASA is seemingly giving its ice-scouting moon rover mission one other strive. The area company has introduced that the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) undertaking — which was known as off final yr after a collection of delays and mounting prices — might catch a journey to the moon with Blue Origin in 2027 beneath the Industrial Lunar Payload Companies (CLPS) program. Blue Origin should first plan and show how the supply on the lunar floor would work, and if it is all to NASA’s liking, VIPER might be ferried by the corporate’s Blue Moon Mark 1 lander.