Last year, NASA canceled the VIPER (“Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover”) in a move that scandalized proponents of a return to the moon. The space agency was just $84 million ...

Lunar Outpost’s MAPP rover mission would have seen it become the first U.S. robotic rover on the surface of the moon. It ...

After hours of uncertainty, officials from the Houston company said there are clues that the spacecraft is on its side, which ...

The Athena lander from Intuitive Machines could not charge its batteries after ending up on its side. It largely failed to ...

NASA is inviting private companies to collaborate on deploying the VIPER moon rover, initially halted due to budget constraints. The rover, designed to locate lunar water ice, was previously set ...

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. VIPER, which stands for Volatiles Investigating Polar ...

Last year, NASA canceled the VIPER (“Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover”) in a move that scandalized proponents of a return to the moon. The space agency was just $84 million ...

The fact that NASA is going ahead with VIPER and is trying to arrange for a commercial partner for the lunar rover has broader implications for American space policy as the new Trump ...

The selected company would be required to accept VIPER as is and not dismantle the rover and incorporate its instruments into another vehicle. It would bear the cost of transporting it to the lunar ...