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NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) is a key mission planned for Phase One of Moon Base development, designed to help scientists better understand the location of water ice and other volatiles near the lunar South Pole.

An artist's concept of NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER.
An artist’s concept of the completed design of NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER. VIPER will get a close-up view of the location and concentration of ice and other resources at the Moon’s South Pole, bringing us a significant step closer to NASA’s ultimate goal of a long-term presence on the Moon – making it possible to eventually explore Mars and beyond.
Engineers work on NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) inside Chamber A at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in August...
NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) is positioned inside Chamber A at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in August 2024...
NASA’s VIPER rover sits on a testing platform in front of the large circular entrance to Chamber A, a thermal-vacuum test facility at Johnson Space Center. Bright lights illuminate the rover and surrounding equipment inside the dark testing chamber environment.
NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) is positioned inside Chamber A at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in August 2024...