NASA asks Commercial Moon Delivery Partners to fly rover to search for water ice

Moffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2020

NASA is asking its 14 Commercial Lunar Payload Services companies to bid on flying VIPER to the Moon by 2023. VIPER, or Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, is a golf-cart sized mobile robot that will look for water ice at one of the Moon's poles. During its mission, VIPER will roam several miles and use its four science instruments - including a 1-meter drill - to sample vario