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NASA is preparing for its next moon landing attempt

NASA is preparing what may be its best chance yet at another Moon landing. The VIPER rover is designed to search for water ...
Gizmodo

NASA Couldn’t Get Its Rover to the Moon, So Blue Origin Will Do It Instead

NASA’s water-hunting lunar rover was given a second chance to reach the surface of the Moon. Blue Origin will deliver VIPER to the Moon on an upcoming lunar lander mission, resurrecting the ...

NASA VIPER moon rover prototype rolls down ramp in tests on Earth

Watch a prototype of NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, (VIPER) roll down a ramp to simulate its ...
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$450-Million NASA Moon Rover Gets a Blue Origin Chance to Launch, To Cost Millions More

It's not unusual for space missions to be scrubbed, repurposed, or delayed for whatever reasons, but what NASA has been doing over the past year or so with a little Moon rover called VIPER is ...
The Spokesman-Review

Remember the moon rover? Here’s a look at a possible Artemis version

ORLANDO, Fla. – It’s been more than 18 months since NASA narrowed the field of competitors vying to build the nation’s next moon rover. Ahead of an expected mid-November decision, the three teams ...

NASA prepares to send astronauts back to the moon for the first time in 53 years

NASA is counting down to a historic moment: the return of astronauts beyond low Earth orbit for the first time since 1972.
KHOU 11

Houston-built rover revived under Bezos' company

HOUSTON — A space company belonging to one of the world’s richest men will ferry a Houston-built rover to the moon in 2027. A NASA spokesperson told the Houston Business Journal this week that Kent, ...
Ars Technica

Wary of picking just one, NASA nears important decision on a lunar rover selection

NASA paid a total of $38 million for the four Apollo lunar rover vehicles, which includes the cost of development, testing, and building the rovers. The original contract was for $19 million, but cost ...