Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE

Lights out for NASA’s VIPER ice-hound?
Image credit: NASA

That NASA decision to cancel the VIPER south pole Moon rover continues to stir up lunar exploration advocates.

NASA’s call to kill the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) project has irked roughly 2,500 people that have now signed an open letter to Congress, requesting lawmakers to “refuse to authorize” the NASA verdict.

There appears to be broad agreement on seeking a constructive route forward for the rover and its team.

The open letter can be viewed at:

https://forms.gle/bRzoLN5P66Ge2vzN9

Go to this Capitol Hill video at:

https://youtu.be/Z7ZVmrOuKQg?si=KLrJcFsD8EcGBq4r

Go to my earlier story — “VIPER Bite Marks: NASA Moons a Lunar Rover” — at:

https://www.leonarddavid.com/viper-bite-marks-nasa-moons-a-lunar-rover/