🌕 NASA Chooses Blue Origin to Deliver VIPER Rover to the Moon! 🚀

In a major step toward building a sustainable human presence on the Moon, NASA has selected Blue Origin to deliver the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the lunar south pole.

VIPER’s mission is simple but groundbreaking — it will search for water ice and other vital resources beneath the Moon’s surface. These discoveries could one day support human life, rocket fuel, and long-term lunar bases.

💡 Mission Highlights:

Delivery Partner: Blue Origin (using its Blue Moon MK1 lander)

Target: Moon’s south pole — a region with permanently shadowed craters that may contain large amounts of water ice

Goal: Find and map resources that could help astronauts “live off the land” instead of relying solely on supplies from Earth

Planned Launch: Late 2027


🌍 Why This Matters:
NASA’s choice reflects its focus on innovation, cost-effectiveness, and collaboration with private industry. Partnering with companies like Blue Origin accelerates technology development and lowers mission costs — paving the way for future exploration of Mars and beyond.

🔗 Read more from NASA: https://go.nasa.gov/47NrRx3

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