12 June 2020
NASA picks Astrobotic to fly VIPER to the Moon
... has awarded Astrobotic of Pittsburgh $199.5 million to deliver NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the Moon’s South Pole in late 2023. The water-seeking mobile VIPER robot will help pave the way for astronaut missions...
10 June 2020
New map boosts chances of finding water on the Moon
As NASA gets ready to announce tomorrow (Thursday) who will deliver it's new water-hunting mobile robot, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER), to the South Pole of the Moon, a new study could give the mission a head start as ...
28 May 2021
US GAO report casts doubt on 2024 lunar landing
... did not concur with the fourth, which related to costs associated with the agency’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER). Formerly known as the Resource Prospector, the project was original estimated to cost around $90.6 million...
