National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center
Engineering
VIPER Chamber A TVAC test set up. Location: Bldg. 32 Chamber A and high bay. Date: 8/23/24. Photo credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas
jsc2025e064263VIPER Vehicle Manager Justin Ridley connects a cable to the VIPER high gain antenna while preparing the rover for long-term storage testing in the high bay of Building 9S at Johnson Space Center. Photographer: Helen Arase Vargas – Johnson Space Center
VIPER signature chip placard. Location: VIPER clean room & high bay. Date: 5/7/24. Photo credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas
VIPER signature chip placard. Location: VIPER clean room & high bay. Date: 5/7/24. Photo credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas
Artemis Actigraphy Device. Location: Bldg. 8 Photography Studio. Date: 9/17/2025. Photo credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas
Artemis Actigraphy Device. Location: Bldg. 8 Photography Studio. Date: 9/17/2025. Photo credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas
VIPER signature chip placard. Location: VIPER clean room & high bay. Date: 5/7/24. Photo credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas
VIPER Chamber A TVAC test set up. Location: Bldg. 32 Chamber A and high bay. Date: 8/23/24. Photo credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas
VIPER Chamber A TVAC test set up. Location: Bldg. 32 Chamber A. Date: 8/23/24. Photo credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas
Lunar Terrain Vehicle Rock Yard Course Training Development - Nighttime. Location: JSC Rock Yard. Date: 8/13/2025. Photo credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas
Orion Life-Support Integration Facility (OLIF) Manned Test Series STB-ORI-0051. Location: Bldg. 7 11 ft chamber. Date: 6/16/2025. Photo credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas
VIPER vehicle test progress - VIPER Quasi-Static Loads Centrifuge Testing. Location: Sandia National Labs Superfuge Test Facility, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Date: 5/14-21/2025. Photo credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas
Mast installation to VIPER chassis. Location: Building 9s VIPER Clean Room & High Bay. Date: 2/12/24. Photo credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas
VIPER Vehicle Construction Progress - Lower MLI installation. Location: Bldg. 9s VIPER clean room & high bay. Date: 4/23/24. Photo credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas
VIPER vehicle construction progress - Chimney Cap Installation Date: March 1, 2024 Location: Bldg. 9S, VIPER Clean Room & High Bay Photo Credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas
VIPER vehicle progress documentation TRIDENT Comprehensive Performance Test. Date: February 1, 2024 Location: Bldg. 9S, VIPER Clean Room & High Bay. Photographer: Helen Arase Vargas
Forward radiator installation on VIPER chassis and construction progress. Location: Building 9s VIPER Clean Room & High Bay. Date: 2/12/24. Photo credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas
VIPER aft solar panel installation. Location: Bldg. 9s VIPER clean room. Date: 4/2/24 and 4/3/24. Photo credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas
VIPER vehicle power up testing, including wheel movement and rotation. Location: Bldg. 9s VIPER clean room & high bay. Date: 4/9/24. Photo credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas
VIPER Vehicle Construction Progress - Lower MLI installation. Location: Bldg. 9s VIPER clean room & high bay. Date: 4/23/24. Photo credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas
Construction progress port radiator installation. Location: Bldg. 9s VIPER clean room & high bay. Date: 2/20/24. Photo credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas
Mast installation to VIPER chassis. Location: Building 9s VIPER Clean Room & High Bay. Date: 2/12/24. Photo credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas
VIPER acoustic test setup. Location: Bldg. 32 high bay clean room. Date: 7/20/24. Photo credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas