PARIS — NASA has revived a robotic lunar rover mission by selecting Blue Origin to deliver it to the moon’s south pole in 2027.

NASA announced Sept. 19 that Blue Origin won a $190 million task order under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services, or CLPS, program to take the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, to the moon in late 2027.

Blue Origin will use its Blue Moon Mark 1 lander to transport VIPER. It will be the lander’s second flight, after a mission expected to launch as soon as later this year. VIPER will search for water ice at the lunar south pole, including in permanently shadowed craters.

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