NASA Gave Up a Ride to the Moon. This Startup’s Rover Took It.
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.
VIPER back from the dead? NASA asks US companies to partner on ice-hunting moon rover
NASA is asking U.S. companies for proposals to move forward with the ice-hunting VIPER moon rover, a $450 million project the agency canceled last summer.
NASA requests industry proposals for VIPER lunar rover partnership
NASA is moving ahead with plans to partner with a company to deliver a rover to the surface of the moon after the agency canceled the mission last year.
NASA Is Literally Giving a Moon Rover Away, But Only to American Companies
American space agency NASA is looking for a U.S. company to fly the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the Moon and do science
NASA’s VIPER Moon Rover Gets a Second Chance as NASA Turns to Private Industry for Revival
NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) mission, initially set to explore the moon’s south pole for crucial water ice deposits, faced a significant setback when it was canceled in July 2024 due to budget constraints.
NASA Seeks Industry Partner for VIPER Lunar Exploration
The agency said Monday the Lunar Volatiles Science Partnership will focus on landing and operating VIPER on the moon and then sharing the results of the lunar exploration mission. Through the partnership,
NASA seeking good home for VIPER Moon rover
NASA is seeking a new owner for its Moon rover after canceling plans to send its robotic mission to the lunar surface in search of ice.
After a wrenching decision by NASA, private lunar lander finds a new customer
However, in lieu of a mass simulator, Astrobotic wanted to see if it could find a more useful payload. So as the company's ...
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People Who Live on the Moon in the Future Could Drive on Roads Built With Lasers
Driving around the Moon on a lunar rover isn’t like driving around on roads on Earth, after all, the potholes are certainly a much bigger concern up there. However dust is also an issue, which is why ...
Astrobotic secures new lunar payload after NASA nixed rover last year
Astrolab has a contract with SpaceX to transport a larger rover, the Flexible Logistics and Exploration rover, in December of ...
Pittsburgh's Astrobotic will try again for a moon landing
A Pittsburgh company is gearing up for another try at a moon landing. North Side-based Astrobotic says its Griffin lander ...
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Pittsburgh's lunar mission gets a second life
Pittsburgh space company Astrobotic will get another chance to land on the Moon after its first attempt fell short. Why it ...
Astrolab's FLIP rover joins Astrobotic's Griffin-1 As Primary Payload to the Moon
Today, Venturi Astrolab (Astrolab) and Astrobotic announced that Astrobotic’s Griffin lander will deliver an Astrolab rover ...
Moon missions in 2025: Five missions will help astronauts return to the moon
NASA partners with private companies to search for lunar water ice, a key factor for future human exploration of the moon ...
China plans to send a flying robot to search for water on the moon’s far side
China plans to send a flying robot to the far side of the moon next year to search for the frozen water that could hold the ...
Moon rovers at the Houston Auto Show? NASA shows off its new wheels at NRG Center
NASA is displaying three moon rover mockups at the Houston Auto Show and Houston Boat Show – or the Houston AutoBoative Show, ...