NASA’s VIPER is halfway built as the new year approaches

NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) team released an update on its quest to construct a lunar rover to explore the Moon’s surface in 2024.

Halfway through assembling the flight vehicle currently, the team’s progress is available for enthusiasts to witness through web chats and watch parties hosted by NASA, an interactive behind-the-scenes look that also provides insights from the project’s experts.

Instruments ready to explore.

Over the summer, the VIPER Systems Integration and Test team received payloads from all the science instrument teams and installed…