NASA’s Viper Moon Rover Undergoing Preparations for Mission Later this Year Written 30 April 2024
NASA"s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, will roam several miles at the south pole of the Moon, using its four science instruments to sample various soil environments. | Credit: Daniel Rutter; NASA
SPACE reports that with its "mighty mast," NASA's Polar Exploration Rover dubbed VIPER continues to be prepped for its mission to the moon slated for late 2024. It has “earned its ‘neck’ and ‘head,’ aka its ‘mast,’ meaning it now stands proudly at 8 feet (2.4 meters) tall.”
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