NASA VIPER Mission Moon Blue Origin
NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, is back from the dead. After being cancelled in 2024 and pissing off scientists and lawmakers, NASA has contracted Blue Origin to take this golf cart sized rover to the moon’s south pole in late 2027. This is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program and is a big step towards unlocking the moon’s secrets and paving the way for humans to live off the land in space.

BLUETTI AC2A Portable Power Station
Storms roll in, roads flood and you’re scrambling for outlets that don’t exist. That’s when a portable power station like the BLUETTI AC2A, priced at $129 (was $219), comes into play and a blackout feels like any other Tuesday. This thing weighs less than 8 pounds and fits in a backpack. It puts out 300 watts of continuous AC power from a 204 watt hour battery.