NASA’s VIPER Moon Rover Gets a 2nd Chance

Private FLIP moon rover replaces NASA's cancelled VIPER on 2025 lunar south pole mission
Astrolab's FLIP moon rover has replaced NASA's VIPER vehicle on the first-ever mission of Astrobotic's Griffin lunar lander, which is scheduled to launch in late 2025.
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 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 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’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.
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 ...
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NASA just gave these 9 companies $24 million to dream up Artemis moon mission tech
A bevy of space companies will lend a hand to NASA's moon goals under new contracts centered around the agency's upcoming ...
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 ...
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Microwave Oven Tech Could Be Used to Melt the Moon's Surface Into Glass Lunar Habitats
An idea from a company called Skyeports that calls for the lunar surface to be melted into spherical glass structures was ...
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NASA’s powerful moon mining robot could dig 10,000 kg of soil in a single lunar day
Its key task would be to efficiently mine and transport lunar regolith – the loose rocky material covering the Moon's surface ...
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The Future of Space Exploration: Moon or Mars?
Should it continue the Artemis program and establish a lunar base, or shift its focus directly to Mars? While using the Moon ...
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NASA Safety Panel Unveils 2024 Annual Report
Credit: NASA The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), an advisory committee that reports to NASA and Congress, issued its ...
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NASA pauses work by key space science groups amid Trump executive orders
The space agency's planetary science analysis groups must pause while NASA checks if they comply with Trump's orders.