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NASA resurrects its VIPER moon rover for a 2027 mission with Blue Origin

NASA is apparently giving its ice-scouting moon rover mission another try. The space agency has announced that the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) project — which was called ...
Scientific American

Is this the year the U.S. finally lands a robotic rover on the moon?

A hidden milestone lurks in the U.S.’s Artemis-focused lunar ambitions—the nation’s first-ever successful robotic moon rover ...
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NASA canceled a moon rover mission last year. Suddenly, it's back.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A partnership with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company will revive a previously canceled NASA mission to send the VIPER rover to the ...
Orlando Sentinel

NASA selects Blue Origin to take the once-canceled VIPER rover to moon

An expensive lunar rover that once had its moon trip canceled has a ride once again. NASA selected Blue Origin to help get VIPER, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, to the moon by ...
Space on MSN

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 ...
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 ...
Digital Trends

NASA’s VIPER moon mission is back on

The VIPER moon mission scrapped by NASA last year could be going ahead after all thanks to Blue Origin, the space agency has announced. There was much dismay last July when increasing costs prompted ...
techtimes

NASA VIPER Moon Rover Project Returns: Blue Origin Set to Lead the 2027 Mission Under CLPS Program

NASA has decided to give the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) Moon rover project another go after canceling the venture last year following delays and budget issues. The mission ...
Aviation Week

NASA Taps Blue Origin To Send VIPER Rover To Moon

NASA has awarded Blue Origin a task order worth up to $190 million to deliver its Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the Moon’s surface. Blue Origin, one of 13 currently active ...
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NASA selects Blue Origin to take the once-canceled VIPER rover to the moon

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An expensive lunar rover that once had its moon trip canceled has a ride once again. NASA has selected Blue Origin to help get ...
The Daily Gazette

NASA selects Blue Origin to take the once-canceled VIPER rover to the moon

An expensive lunar rover that once had its moon trip canceled has a ride once again. NASA has selected Blue Origin to help get VIPER, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, to the moon ...