VIPER – Space Scout

Nik Alexander July 26, 2024July 26, 2024 0 Comments Artemis, CLPS, NASA, Science, VIPER

Op-Ed: VIPER’s Sidelining is a Scientific Disaster

VIPER, NASA’s 500 million dollar Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, is one of the latest victims of turbulent times – with NASA announcing that they would be canceling the mission effective August 1, 2024

Artemis NASA News and Updates

Seb O June 13, 2020June 13, 2020 2 Comments Artemis, Astrobotic, Moon, NASA, rover, VIPER

NASA chooses Astrobotic to land VIPER rover on the Moon

JUNE 13, 2020– On June 11th, 2020, NASA announced that Astrobotic, a Pittsburgh robotics company, had been selected to deliver the VIPER rover to the lunar South Pole as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS), part of the Artemis program, which seeks to land humans on the moon by 2024.