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 looking forward to partnering with U.S. industry to meet the challenges of performing volatiles science in the lunar environment."
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 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, Industry Partner On VIPER Moon Rover Mission
NASA has announced the next step in its effort to establish a public/private partnership to land and operate the agency’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) at the Moon to search for water ice.
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.
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Private FLIP moon rover replaces NASA's cancelled VIPER on 2025 lunar south pole mission
Griffin's upcoming debut will be the second lunar mission for Astrobotic. The company's smaller Peregrine moon lander ...
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 ...
SUPARCO’s Indigenous Rover ready to land on moon’s surface aboard Chang’e-8 mission
According to the SUPARCO, the MoU paves the way for Pakistan’s first indigenous lunar rover to be part of China’s Chang’e-8 ...
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Hopping robot will hunt for moon water on China's Chang'e 7 lunar mission in 2026
China is preparing to launch a pioneering mission to the moon next year to search for definitive evidence of water at the ...
Pakistan’s Locally Built Rover to Land on Moon’s Surface Aboard Chang’e-8 Mission
Pakistan has made a significant leap in deep space exploration with the signing of a historic Memorandum of Understanding ...
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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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 ...
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 ...