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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 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 Seeks Industry Partner for VIPER Lunar Exploration
As part of NASA’s Artemis campaign, VIPER will be equipped with instruments to explore the lunar surface, particularly to search for ice. The mission aims to determine the location of ice that astronauts can potentially use in future missions. The agency also intends to understand how the moon and its surface evolved.
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 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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Curiosity Rover Discovers Pure Sulfur on Mars—A Scientific First
NASA's Curiosity rover has made a groundbreaking discovery on Mars by uncovering pure sulfur crystals within a broken rock.
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 ...
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 ...
NASA says Mars rover sample has textures 'unlike anything we've seen‘
NASA’s Perseverance rover has collected a sample from Mars that has textures “unlike anything we’ve ever seen before.” Known ...
NASA rover spots proof that Mars hosted more than just lakes
The car-sized Curiosity rover has spotted evidence of once quite hospitable environs on Mars.
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures Oddball Rock On Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover has spotted an oddball rock in an ancient river channel on Mars. Deputy project scientist Katie Stack Morgan explains. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS ...
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NASA Rolls Shape Memory Nickel-Titanium Tires for Future Mars Rovers
American space agency NASA is looking into nickel-titanium as a potential material for future planetary rovers wheels, ...