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Spaceflight 🚀<a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Astrolab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Astrolab</a> is developing a rover the size of a Jeep Wrangler that could autonomously drive cargo 📦 or people across the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#moon</a>’s 🌙 surface. Before sending <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/FLEX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FLEX</a>, Astrolab wants to send a smaller rover named <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/FLIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FLIP</a> that <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Astrobotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Astrobotic</a>’s <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Griffin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Griffin</a>* will take to the moon. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/science/nasa-moon-rover-astrolab-astrobotic.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/science/nasa-moon-rover-astrolab-astrobotic.html</a>* December 2025 <a href="https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6759" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6759</a><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NASA</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/VIPER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VIPER</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/replacement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#replacement</a>

Bytes EuropeSlovakia buys Black Hawk helicopters, leaving Vipers up for grabs <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/575943/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.byteseu.com/575943/</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BlackHaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackHaw</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CirculatedDefenseNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CirculatedDefenseNews</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DefenseNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DefenseNews</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DnDnr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DnDnr</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Slovakia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Slovakia</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ukraine</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/viper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#viper</a>

FreddyB Aviation PhotographyUSMC AH-1Z Viper 169097 working the Pattern at Pt. Mugu, July 2024 <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aviation</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AvGeek</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spotter</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aviationdaily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aviationdaily</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Nikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nikon</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nikonphotgraphy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nikonphotgraphy</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USMC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USMC</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AH1Z" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AH1Z</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/rotor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rotor</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/chopper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chopper</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/gettodachoooooopah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gettodachoooooopah</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Viper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Viper</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AH1Z" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AH1Z</a>

AmiW Streetart ❄️⚪ Mehr... Lieblingsfotos? 🟤 More... Favorite photos? 📷 by Artist: <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TantoYensen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TantoYensen</a> / <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Yensen_Tan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Yensen_Tan</a> in Loc.: <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Soe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Soe</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Timor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Timor</a> Indonesia 🇮🇩 - Title: "Angry Snake-Ready To Bite" 🐍- <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Streetart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Streetart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PhotoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhotoArt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fotografie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fotografie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Viper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Viper</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Snake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Snake</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Artist</a> ➡️ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/APhotoLove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#APhotoLove</a>

Chuck DarwinScientists slam ‘indefensible’ axing of agency's $450m Viper moon rover Thousands of scientists have protested to the US Congress over the “unprecedented and indefensible” decision by Nasa to cancel its <a href="https://c.im/tags/Viper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Viper</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/lunar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lunar</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/rover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rover</a> mission.In an open letter to Capitol Hill, they have denounced the move, which was revealed last month, and heavily criticised the space agency over a decision that has shocked astronomers and astrophysicists across the globe.The car-sized rover 🔸has already been constructed at a cost of $450m 🔸 and was scheduled to be sent to the moon next year, when it would have used a one-metre drill to prospect for 🔸<a href="https://c.im/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ice</a> below the lunar surface 🔸 in soil at the moon’s <a href="https://c.im/tags/south" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#south</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/pole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pole</a>.Ice is considered to be vital to plans to build a <a href="https://c.im/tags/lunar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lunar</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/colony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#colony</a>, not just to supply astronauts with <a href="https://c.im/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#water</a> but also to provide them with <a href="https://c.im/tags/hydrogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hydrogen</a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/oxygen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oxygen</a> that could be used as fuels. As a result, prospecting for sources was rated a priority for lunar exploration, which is scheduled to be ramped up in the next few years with the aim of establishing a <a href="https://c.im/tags/permanent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#permanent</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/human" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#human</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/presence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#presence</a> on the moon.Construction of Viper – volatiles investigating polar exploration rover – began several years ago, and the highly complex robot vehicle was virtually complete when Nasa announced on 17 July that it had decided to kill it off. The agency said the move was needed because of past cost increases, delays to launch dates and the risks of future cost growth.However, the claim has been dismissed by astonished and infuriated scientists who say the rover would have played a vital role in opening up the moon to human <a href="https://c.im/tags/colonisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#colonisation</a>.“Quite frankly, the agency’s decision beggars belief,” said Prof Clive Neal, a lunar scientist at the University of Notre Dame, in Indiana.“Viper is a fundamental mission on so many fronts and 🔸its cancellation basically undermines Nasa’s entire lunar exploration programme for the next decade. 🔸It is as straightforward as that. Cancelling Viper makes no sense whatsoever.”This view was backed by Ben Fernando of Johns Hopkins University, who was one of the organisers of the open letter to Congress. “A team of 500 people dedicated years of their careers to construct Viper and now it has been cancelled for no good reason whatsoever,” he told the Observer last week.“Fortunately I think <a href="https://c.im/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Congress</a> is taking this issue very seriously and they have the power to tell Nasa that it has to go ahead with the project. Hopefully they will intervene.”<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/aug/10/scientists-slam-indefensible-axing-of-nasas-450m-viper-moon-rover?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/aug/10/scientists-slam-indefensible-axing-of-nasas-450m-viper-moon-rover?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</a>

Chuck DarwinIn July NASA announced its intent to erase its planned <a href="https://c.im/tags/VIPER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VIPER</a> lunar rover from its roster of robotic explorers. Slated to launch in 2025, the rover’s primary job was to study water ice near the moon’s south pole. For the first time, scientists would measure from the lunar surface how much ice might be tucked beneath shadowed soils, and see how deep that ice goes and whether it comes in chunks or cubes or if it clings in minuscule amounts to tiny dust grains. As part of NASA’s Artemis program —the agency’s ambitious plan to return humans to the moon —VIPER’s observations were crucial for sustainable human space exploration. Delays and budgetary constraints got in the way. Initially the price tag for VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) was $433.5 million, but delays pushed its projected cost to more than $600 million. Faced with a cramped budgetary reality, NASA leaders canceled the VIPER mission, saving approximately $80 million, but they say they’re open to offers from industry and international partners to use the rover, which is largely complete, either whole or in parts.In a conversation with science journalist Nadia Drake, former NASA official Thomas Zurbuchen argues that losing the VIPER mission does more than just zero out some cool lunar science —it pulls the scientific teeth from the Artemis program in an irreversible way.Ask yourself, “Is this mission’s science a priority in the decadal?” The scientific investigation at the heart of VIPER is a priority —the most recent planetary sciences decadal survey went out of its way to encourage investigations of polar volatiles on the moon. The next question, then, is, “Is the planned mission the only way you can achieve this science?” And I think it is true with VIPER —at least thus far. We actually went back and forth on that early on, but we know that you cannot get this science with commercially provided stationary landers. It’s just not possible.<a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa-losing-viper-rover-defangs-the-science-from-planned-moon-landings/#:~:text=In%20a%20conversation%20with%20science,program%20in%20an%20irreversible%20way" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa-losing-viper-rover-defangs-the-science-from-planned-moon-landings/#:~:text=In%20a%20conversation%20with%20science,program%20in%20an%20irreversible%20way</a>.

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NASA</a> built a <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Moon</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/rover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rover</a> but can’t afford to get it to the launch pad NASA has spent $450M designing and building a first-of-its-kind <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/robot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#robot</a> named <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/VIPER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VIPER</a> to drive into eternally dark craters at the Moon's south pole "It would have been revolutionary. Other missions don’t replace what is lost here." "projected remaining expenses for VIPER would have resulted in either having to cancel or disrupt many other missions in our Commercial <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Lunar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lunar</a> Payload Services (<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/CLPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CLPS</a>) line." <a href="https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/07/lights-out-nasa-cancels-rover-to-search-for-ice-in-dark-lunar-craters/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/07/lights-out-nasa-cancels-rover-to-search-for-ice-in-dark-lunar-craters/</a>

Spaceflight 🚀<a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NASA</a> reportedly spent around $450 million 💰 on the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/VIPER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VIPER</a> project but will save the agency over $80 million through its cancellation <a href="https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/nasa-viper-moon-rover-cancelled" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/nasa-viper-moon-rover-cancelled</a>VIPER had an estimated cost of $250 million in late 📆 2022 <a href="https://spacenews.com/astrobotic-wins-nasa-contract-to-deliver-viper-lunar-rover/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://spacenews.com/astrobotic-wins-nasa-contract-to-deliver-viper-lunar-rover/</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:French Car Designer: "Can we have <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DodgeViper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DodgeViper</a>?"French Car Manufacturer: "You can build <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Dodge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dodge</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Viper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Viper</a> in our shed!"French Dodge Viper in Shed: 'exists' <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Track" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Track</a>

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