The story of VIPER, with its twists and turns, proves the wisdom of NASA’s turn to the commercial sector for partnerships ...

Astrolab's FLIP moon rover has replaced NASA's VIPER vehicle on the first-ever mission of Astrobotic's Griffin lunar lander, ...

After the space agency canceled its VIPER rover, an empty space was available on a private spacecraft that will still head to the lunar surface. By Kenneth Chang It’s like a confusing game of ...

The Pakistani rover will accompany China’s Chang’E 8 mission, which will explore the lunar south pole– a region believed to hold water ice and other scientific resources ...

China announces names for its lunar spacesuit and rover, vital to its upcoming human moon mission before 2030.

each rover was attached to its deployer system, which will lower it via tether from the lander onto the dusty lunar surface. Engineers flipped each rover-deployer pair over and attached it to an ...

"NASA is looking forward to partnering with U.S. industry to meet the challenges of performing volatiles science in the lunar environment." NASA's ice-hunting VIPER rover could fly to the moon ...

Still, NASA opted to continue its CLIPS contract with Astrobotic to develop the landing skills needed for future Moon missions, but without the rover. The company planned to fly a payload simulator.

The dimensions are 4.72 ... The other is ispace's M2 Lunar Surface Exploration mission with experiments planned for water electrolyzation, deep space radiation... and a tiny house. The plan is for the ...

on Wednesday unveiled the names of the moon-landing spacesuit and manned lunar rover for the country's manned lunar exploration missions. The moon-landing spacesuit is named Wangyu, meaning gazing ...

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 ...

NASA's ice-hunting VIPER rover could fly to the moon after all — with some help from the private sector. The agency announced on Monday (Feb. 3) that it's seeking proposals from U.S. companies ...