Solving a dilemma with an antenna and a nimble gimbal.
Engineers at @NASAAmes recently tested a gimbal on the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER), preparing the rover for future communications as it explores the lunar surface. http://go.nasa.gov/3C9cRIF
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Engineers Test VIPER’s Very Nimble Gimbal
As VIPER, NASA’s next Moon rover, wheels about atop Mons Mouton – a large flat-topped mountain on the Moon’s South Pole – one small but mighty piece of hardware will be critical for the team of rover drivers and scientists to send it commands, know w…Rachel Hoover (NASA)