NASA: VIPER, CLV-1 and Pegasus lunar rovers stay on schedule

NASA reported progress on the vehicles for the lunar south pole. VIPER is nearing launch on Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 1 in 2027, while Astrolab and Lunar Outpost are developing the crewed CLV-1 and Pegasus rovers, targeting flight-ready hardware by late 2027.

• VIPER will travel over 18 miles to study craters at minus 334 °F
• Astrolab tested a CLV-1 prototype in Artemis spacesuits at Axiom Space
• Lunar Outpost will send a second MAPP rover in early 2027
• Crewed rovers are to be delivered to the south pole by 2028