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NASA’s VIPER Mission

July 15 , 2021 1105 days 759 0
  • NASA has announced that it will launch its Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, in 2023.
  • NASA is undertaking the mission to understand if it is possible for human life to sustain there, by using locally available resources.
  • VIPER is a mobile robot.
  • It is the first resource mapping mission on any other celestial body.
  • NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) will be providing the launch vehicle and lander for what’s going to be a 100-day mission.

Objectives of the mission

  • Explore the Moon’s South Pole region.
  • Help create lunar resource maps.
  • Evaluate the concentration of water as well as other potential resources on its surface.

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