VIPER rover

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf lunar rover
gptkbp:averageTemperature water ice deposits
lunar soil composition
potential resources for human use
gptkbp:collaborations Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Commercial partners
gptkbp:communicationEquipment high-gain antenna
gptkbp:controls gptkb:NASA_Johnson_Space_Center
gptkbp:dataTransmission to_Earth
gptkbp:designedBy NASA
gptkbp:developer approximately $250 million
gptkbp:hasArea gptkb:NASA's_Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkb:NASA's_Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkbp:hasMission approximately 100 Earth days
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VIPER rover
gptkbp:landingGear gptkb:South_Pole_of_the_Moon
gptkbp:launchDate 2023
gptkbp:launched 2023-2024
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Falcon_Heavy
gptkbp:mission lunar exploration
gptkbp:navigationEquipment autonomous navigation
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Moon
in development
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:primaryMission search for water ice
gptkbp:publicAccess educational outreach
social media updates
live mission events
gptkbp:safetyFeatures environmental monitoring
collision avoidance system
emergency communication system
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:mass_spectrometer
available to the public
imaging system
shared with international partners
map lunar resources
understand lunar geology
assess potential for human exploration
regolith sampler
used for future missions
neutron_spectrometer
gptkbp:secondaryMission gptkb:Artemis_program
follow-up missions to the Moon
potential_Mars_missions
gptkbp:team engineers
scientists
technicians
project managers
gptkbp:transportation wheeled
gptkbp:weight approximately 1,000 pounds