Two people in white lab coats in a clean room make adjustments to the NIRVSS instrument.

First Science Instrument for NASA’s Upcoming Moon Rover Delivered

A science instrument that can reveal the composition of lunar soil has arrived at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in preparation for integration into NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER).

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