Cargo

Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover

VIPER · ISRU · NASA Ames

Polar volatiles prospecting rover (~100-day science goal): map and sample ice-bearing regolith at the lunar south pole.

Mission brief

It is on VIPER on Blue Moon.

VIPER on Blue Moon (CS-7)NET late 2027 (contingent) · planned · Blue Moon MK1 · Blue Origin · CS-7

MakerNASA Ames Research CenterPRISM DISCO PI institution (2026-09-30)

MakerNASACLPS package owner · lunar science & tech deliveries

MakerAstrobotic TechnologyCLPS lander prime, Peregrine + Griffin lunar delivery rail

LanderBlue OriginBlue Moon MK1 host · CS-7 package

NASA booked Blue Origin's Blue Moon to deliver the VIPER rover under CLPS CS-7. · Blue Origin

NASA VIPER polar volatiles rover delivery path on Blue Origin Blue Moon CS-7 after Griffin restructuring. · NASA

Astrobotic Griffin originally awarded ~$199.5M to deliver NASA VIPER. · Astrobotic Technology

Blue Origin CS-7 CLPS-class delivery award (~$190M public) to deliver NASA VIPER to south pole on Blue Moon. · Blue Origin

New Glenn is Blue Origin's public launch vehicle for the Blue Moon CS-7 VIPER delivery. · Blue Origin

This is the public record.