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VIPER on Blue Moon (CS-7)
NET late 2027 (contingent) · Blue Moon MK1 · planned
VIPER polar rover on second Blue Moon MK1 (CS-7).
CS-7 VIPER rover lunar south-pole surface mission (New Glenn).
Crew landings are Artemis IV (early 2028) and Artemis V (late 2028). HLS for IV and V stays unnamed. MK1 is the cargo pathfinder.
$190,000,000 public package award.
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BE-7 dual-expander test path (MK1)
Public hot-fire and dual-expander test campaign for Blue Origin's MK1 BE-7 engine. · Blue Origin · blueorigin.comBE-7 ignition systems (Unison Industries)
Unison Industries holds a public long-term agreement with Blue Origin for ignition systems on BE-7, the liquid oxygen / liquid hydrogen engine for Blue Moon. · Unison Industries · unisonindustries.comBE-7 LOX/LH2 for Blue Moon MK1 + MK2 path
BE-7 is Blue Origin's liquid hydrogen engine for Blue Moon. · Blue Origin · blueorigin.comBE-7 LOX/LH2 main engine (MK1)
BE-7 is Blue Origin's liquid hydrogen main engine for Blue Moon MK1. · Blue Origin · blueorigin.comBlue Moon CS-7 VIPER delivery award
Blue Origin CS-7 CLPS-class delivery award (~$190M public) to deliver NASA VIPER to south pole on Blue Moon. · Blue Origin · nasa.govBlue Moon MK1 Endurance cargo lander
Blue Moon Mark 1 Endurance is Blue Origin's cargo lander, NASA Moon Base I, aimed at Shackleton Connecting Ridge. · Blue Origin · blueorigin.comBlue Moon MK1 structure & AIT (Blue Origin)
Blue Origin builds the Blue Moon MK1 cargo lander in-house, including structure and assembly at Kent and the Florida lunar plant. · Blue Origin · blueorigin.comBlue Origin Kent / multi-site MK1-MK2 AIT
Blue Origin develops and assembles Blue Moon at Kent, Washington, with the Florida lunar plant and Huntsville propulsion. · Blue Origin · blueorigin.comCS-7 VIPER delivery path (Blue Moon)
NASA booked Blue Origin's Blue Moon to deliver the VIPER rover under CLPS CS-7. · Blue Origin · nasa.govDanuri / KPLO lunar orbiter (KARI)
Danuri (KPLO) is Korea's lunar orbiter. · Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) · kari.re.krFlorida Lunar Plant / Rocket Park AIT (MK1 · MK2 path)
Blue Origin's Florida lunar plant stacks MK1 and supports MK2 assembly, alongside Kent and Huntsville. · Blue Origin · blueorigin.comGriffin VIPER delivery heritage (TO20-A restructure)
Astrobotic Griffin originally awarded ~$199.5M to deliver NASA VIPER. · Astrobotic Technology · astrobotic.comHuntsville propulsion (BE-7 / thrusters · lunar path)
Blue Origin produces and tests engines and thrusters in Huntsville, Alabama, including the BE-7 lunar LOX/LH2 path used on Blue Moon MK1 and MK2. · Blue Origin · blueorigin.comMK1 Endurance TVAC (JSC Chamber A)
That campaign checked the lander's structure and heat before flight. · Blue Origin · nasa.govNew Glenn launch path (Blue Moon MK1)
New Glenn is the rocket Blue Origin plans to use to launch Blue Moon MK1. · Blue Origin · blueorigin.comNew Glenn launch path (VIPER / CS-7)
New Glenn is Blue Origin's public launch vehicle for the Blue Moon CS-7 VIPER delivery. · Blue Origin · nasa.govNew Glenn lunar launch enable (MK1 / CS-7 / HLS path)
New Glenn is Blue Origin's heavy rocket for Blue Moon MK1 and the VIPER cargo path. · Blue Origin · blueorigin.comVIPER MSolo mass spectrometer (NASA KSC / INFICON path)
MSolo mass spectrometer on VIPER for volatile analysis of TRIDENT cuttings. · INFICON · science.nasa.govVIPER NIRVSS, Near-Infrared Volatiles Spectrometer
NASA Ames NIRVSS on VIPER to characterize drill cuttings for water/hydroxyl and mineral ices after TRIDENT samples. · NASA · science.nasa.govVIPER NSS, Neutron Spectrometer System (NASA Ames)
NASA Ames NSS on VIPER rover for subsurface hydrogen detection up to ~1 m. · NASA · science.nasa.govVIPER rover (NASA Ames) on Blue Moon CS-7
NASA VIPER polar volatiles rover delivery path on Blue Origin Blue Moon CS-7 after Griffin restructuring. · NASA · nasa.govVIPER TRIDENT drill (Honeybee Robotics)
Honeybee Robotics TRIDENT 1-m rotary-percussive drill integrated on VIPER for polar volatiles sampling. · Honeybee Robotics · science.nasa.govCargo
Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover
Polar volatiles prospecting rover (~100-day science goal): map and sample ice-bearing regolith at the lunar south pole. · NASA Ames Research Center · nasa.govNear-Infrared Volatiles Spectrometer System
Observe near-IR light from lunar soil/cuttings to identify composition and volatile-bearing materials (VIPER-heritage instrument family). · NASA Ames Research Center · nasa.govMass Spectrometer observing lunar operations
Characterize volatiles in the near-surface environment after touchdown (and drill cuttings when paired with ISRU tools). · NASA · nasa.govNeutron Spectrometer System
Detect subsurface hydrogen (ice proxy) via neutron spectroscopy on VIPER. · NASA Ames Research Center · nasa.govThe Regolith and Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrain
1 m-class rotary-percussive drill for polar regolith/ice sampling on VIPER. · Honeybee Robotics · nasa.govRelated flights
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