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 ...

NASA’s statement emphasized, underscoring the rover’s role in advancing our understanding of lunar resources. The findings from VIPER were expected to lay the groundwork for human exploration ...

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.

NASA’s second thoughts about VIPER opened an opportunity for someone else to book that ride to the moon. Just because its cargo was canceled did not mean Astrobotic’s journey was off — it ...

NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) sits outside a testing chamber after completing its thermal vacuum testing in the fall of 2024.

NASA is instead pursuing plans to offer VIPER to commercial or industry partners. In its response to Congress, NASA said it received 52 responses to a call for “expressions of interest” made ...

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.