NASA's VIPER rover.

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NASA's VIPER Rover To Be Carried By SpaceX's Falcon Heavy In 2023

NASA has selected SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket to lift the Astrobotic Technology's lander that carries its Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER), the water-hunting rover, to the moon in 2023. VIPER aims to land on the Southern pole of the Lunar surface in Falcon Heavy's first moon visit. It is the same site where astronauts are supposed to land under the Artemis mission slated for 2024.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 - 04:38 PM / by Harsh Vardhan

Tags: NASA, SpaceX, Falcon Heavy Rocket, Astrobotic Technology, VIPER rover, moon

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