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SUMMARY:New Glenn | Blue Moon Pathfinder Mission 2 & VIPER (date provisiona
 l)
DESCRIPTION:2nd of the National Team’s Blue Moon MK1 lunar lander test mi
 ssions to validate the necessary technologies for its HLS lunar module. So
 me of the life support hardware will travel on this mission in preparation
  for the first crew Blue Moon flight.\n\nThis mission will also carry NASA
 ’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) lunar rover. 
 VIPER is designed to explore the relatively nearby but extreme environment
  of the Moon in search of ice and other potential resources. This mobile r
 obot will land at the South Pole of the Moon on a 100-day mission\, in ord
 er to teach us about the origin and distribution of water on the Moon and 
 help determine how we can harvest the Moon's resources for future human sp
 ace exploration.\n\nVIPER is designed to roam the Moon using its three ins
 truments and a 1 meter long drill to detect and analyze various lunar soil
  environments at a range of depths and temperatures. The rover can venture
  into permanently shadowed craters\, some of the coldest spots in the sola
 r system\, where ice reserves have endured for billions of years.\n\nThe r
 over was originally slated to launch on Astrobotic’s Griffin Mission One
  lunar lander (with the Falcon Heavy rocket)\, but the VIPER mission was c
 ancelled in July 2024 due to budget cuts. After consulting with the indust
 ry to find alternative ways to deliver the rover to the lunar surface\, NA
 SA ultimately chose to launch it with Blue Origin’s 2nd Blue Moon MK1 la
 nder mission.\n\nOnly the fourth quarter is filed. This date is a placehol
 der and will move.\n\nLatest time and details on EveryLaunch: https://www.
 everylaunch.space/launches/new-glenn-blue-moon-pathfinder-mission-2-viper
URL:https://www.everylaunch.space/launches/new-glenn-blue-moon-pathfinder-m
 ission-2-viper
LOCATION:Launch Complex 36A\, Cape Canaveral SFS\, FL\, USA
GEO:28.4705556;-80.542194
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271231
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280101
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