Blue Origin Secures NASA Contract to Deploy VIPER Rover to Lunar South Pole
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Blue Origin has secured a NASA contract worth approximately $190 million to deliver the VIPER rover to the lunar south pole using its Blue Moon MK1 lander, marking a significant step in lunar exploration and resource prospecting, with the rover expected to operate for about 100 days to study water ice deposits crucial for future human missions.
- Blue Origin wins NASA deal to ferry VIPER rover to lunar south pole TechCrunch
- NASA Selects Blue Origin to Deliver VIPER Rover to Moon’s South Pole NASA (.gov)
- NASA revives VIPER lunar rover mission with Blue Origin lander award SpaceNews
- To the Moon with @NASA! Our second Blue Moon MK1 lander is already in production and well-suited to support the VIPER rover. Building on the learnings from our first MK1 lander, this mission is important for future lunar permanence and will teach us about X
- NASA selects Blue Origin to take the once-canceled VIPER rover to the moon The Seattle Times
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