{"id":10685,"date":"2024-04-16T18:02:51","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T22:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasas-viper-gets-its-head-and-neck\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T18:02:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T22:02:51","slug":"nasas-viper-gets-its-head-and-neck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasas-viper-gets-its-head-and-neck\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s VIPER Gets Its Head and Neck"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASA\u2019s VIPER Gets Its Head and Neck<\/h2>\n

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In this image from Feb. 12, 2024, engineers lift a mast into place on NASA\u2019s VIPER<\/a> (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) robotic Moon rover. VIPER\u2019s mast and the suite of instruments affixed to it look a lot like the rover\u2019s \u201cneck\u201d and \u201chead.\u201d The mast instruments are designed to help the team of rover drivers and real-time scientists send commands and receive data while the rover navigates around hazardous crater slopes, boulders, and places that risk communications blackouts. The team will use these instruments, along with\u00a0four science payloads,\u00a0to scout the lunar South Pole. During its approximately 100-day mission, VIPER seeks to better understand\u00a0the origin of water and other resources on the Moon,\u00a0as well as the extreme environment where NASA plans to send astronauts as part of the\u202fArtemis<\/a>\u202fcampaign.<\/p>\n

Learn more about VIPER\u2019s mast and mission.<\/a><\/p>\n

Image Credit: NASA\/Helen Arase Vargas<\/em><\/p>\n

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In this image from Feb. 12, 2024, engineers lift a mast into place on NASA\u2019s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) robotic Moon rover. VIPER\u2019s mast and the suite of instruments affixed to it look a lot like the rover\u2019s \u201cneck\u201d and \u201chead.\u201d The mast instruments are designed to help the team of rover drivers [\u2026] Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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