See a full-scale replica of Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover at Chabot Space & Science Center
The Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, is about as large as a golf cart. It’s expected to spend 100 Earth days searching the moon’s south polar region for water ice deposits below the surface in 2023.
The Artemis missions will return astronauts to the Moon and land the first woman and first person of color on the lunar surface. OAKLAND, CA – MAY 28: The mast, which houses the antenna, cameras and lights of NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, is on display at the Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, May 28, 2022. Part of the Artemis program, the rover’s mission will be to search the lunar South Pole for ice and other potential resources making long-term human exploration of the Moon and other parts of deep space possible, according to the space agency.
OAKLAND, CA – MAY 28: NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, is on display at the Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, May 28, 2022. Part of the Artemis program, the rover’s mission will be to search the lunar South Pole for ice and other potential resources making long-term human exploration of the Moon and other parts of deep space possible, according to the space agency.
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