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While we may remember the "one small step" more than anything else, the first Lunar Rover has its own interesting story ...
Watch a prototype of NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, (VIPER) roll down a ramp to simulate its ...
NASA’s nearly complete yet canceled lunar rover VIPER isn’t going to get carried to the moon by a private space exploration company—but it’s also not quite dead yet ...
In a recent update from NASA’s official blog, the VIPER rover (Volatiles Investigating Polar Explorer Rover) mission, initially aimed to be a partnership with private industry, has taken an ...
NASA has already spent $450 million developing its VIPER mission, and the agency declared that it wouldn’t spend any more money on getting the rover to land on the lunar surface.
NASA is no longer asking U.S. companies for proposals to get the ice-hunting VIPER rover to the moon but still hasn't given up on the mission.
After the space agency canceled its VIPER rover, an empty space was available on a private spacecraft that will still head to the lunar surface.
To advance plans of securing a public/private partnership and land and operate NASA's VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) mission on the Moon in collaboration with industry the ...
When NASA canceled its Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) project, it reached out to private companies to see if anyone in the commercial sector could complete the mission ...