VIPER

  • An artist's rendering of VIPER on the moon. Credit: NASA
    NASA鈥檚 next lunar rover will run open-source software
     From MIT Technology Review: In 2023, NASA will launch VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover), which will trek across the surface of the moon and hunt for water ice that could one day be used to make rocket fuel. The rover
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  • NASA鈥檚 Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, is a mobile robot that will roam around the Moon鈥檚 south pole looking for water ice.
    New VIPER Lunar Rover to Map Water Ice on the Moon
    From NASA.gov: NASA is sending a mobile robot to the South Pole of the Moon to get a close-up view of the location and concentration of water ice in the region and for the first time ever, actually sample the water ice at the same pole where the
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