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It seems like everyone is obsessed with Mars these days.
Three space missions were sent to the planet last year.
More than10 million peopleasked their names to be etched onto a NASA rover currently driving across its terrain.
The US and China both aim tosend humans to Marsin the 2030s.
Elon Musk even wants tobuild a city therein our lifetimes.
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Artemis will be the first mission to the Moons surface that has ever explored the region.
VIPER is due to land on the Moon in 2023.
It will launch on a SpaceX Falcon-Heavy rocket and spend around 100 days exploring the lunar terrain.
VIPER will use its sensors and drill to characterize ice and other resources in the area.
The samples it collects will be analyzed to predict other areas where ice will be present.
This data will then be used to develop a map of lunar resources.
Story byThomas Macaulay
Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.
He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he e(show all)Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.
He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).
