https://spacewatch.global/tag/viper/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 10 Jan 2024 07:00:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/viper/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2024/01/peregrine-one-anomaly-explained/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 07:00:17 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=53140 The possible cause of Peregrine spacecrafts's propulsion anomaly might be a valve between the helium pressurant and the oxidizer, which might have failed to reseal after actuation during inizialization, Astrobotic announced on their X channel. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/09/lunar-logistics-services-and-astrobotic-selected-to-fly-esa-payload-to-the-moon/ Wed, 28 Sep 2022 06:00:47 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=43550 The European Space Agency (ESA) selected Moon company Astrobotic, and NewSpace start-up Lunar Logistics Services (LLS), to fly the LandCam-X innovative landing sensor camera to the Moon in 2024 on Astrobotic’s Griffin Mission One (GM1). The contract will be the first ever commercial delivery to the Moon procured by ESA.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/05/nasa-to-send-viper-rover-to-moon-to-drill-for-water-in-2023/ Mon, 24 May 2021 06:00:46 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=32969&preview=true&preview_id=32969 NASA is planning to send its robot rover Viper to the Moon in late 2023, the agency said, to search for ice and other resources on and below the lunar surface. The Viper data would help the agency map resources at the lunar South Pole that could one day be harvested for long-term human exploration at the Moon, NASA said. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/10/spacewatchgl-opinion-creating-a-lunar-economy/ Thu, 15 Oct 2020 08:00:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=27282 It’s no longer a matter of who arrives first but who stays the longest. A permanent human presence on the Moon is vital to create the lunar economy. This is what NASA’s Artemis program intends to do as early as 2024 at a cost of $30 billion.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/08/thales-alenia-space-technology-to-enable-viper-to-communicate-directly-to-earth/ Tue, 04 Aug 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=24711&preview=true&preview_id=24711 Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center (JSC) for the delivery of the X-Band Transceiver and X-Band Diplexer, which will ensure communications for the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/06/astrobotic-awarded-199-5-million-contract-to-deliver-nasa-moon-rover/ Fri, 12 Jun 2020 06:00:49 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=23432 Astrobotic, the world’s leading lunar logistics service provider, has been selected by NASA to deliver the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, to the south pole of the Moon in 2023. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/04/liberated-districts-mosul-reconnecting-satellite-television/ Wed, 26 Apr 2017 07:00:04 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=4191 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]>