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 ...
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Blue Origin to land NASA’s VIPER rover at Moon’s south pole under $190M contract

The space agency announced Friday that Blue Origin will deliver the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover to the ...
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VIPER lives! Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will land ice-hunting NASA rover on the moon in 2027

NASA's ice-hunting VIPER moon rover has officially come back from the dead: Blue Origin will land the wheeled robot on the ...

In a race back to the moon, U.S. and China see a fast-approaching finish line

The U.S. and China are in a sprint toward manned missions to the lunar surface by the end of this decade, with sights on 2029 ...
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NASA revives VIPER lunar rover mission with Blue Origin lander award

NASA has revived a robotic lunar rover mission by selecting Blue Origin to deliver it to the moon’s south pole in 2027.

Canada's first lunar rover looks to future space exploration

The mission's goal is to find water on the Moon, which could open the door for a sustained human presence there.
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'We are ready to drive': Take a look inside Lunar Outpost's moon rover mission control (photos)

ARVADA, Colorado — Lunar Outpost, a private space company, is putting the pedal to the metal on its lunar terrain vehicle ...

U.S., China, and Russia race to put nuclear reactor on the Moon

NASA declared its intent to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon by the year 2030 to support lunar exploration, provide power generation on Mars, and strengthen national security in space.
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'We're really on a different trajectory': How NASA's Artemis moon missions aim to prepare us for Mars

An uncrewed mission called Artemis 1 flew around the moon and back again in 2022. Four astronauts aim to do the same next ...
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NASA names exploration official as associate administrator

NASA has named Amit Kshatriya as its new associate administrator in a move meant to emphasize the role of exploration at the ...
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Designing Dust-Repellent Surfaces for Lunar Exploration

What steps can be taken to reduce the risks of lunar dust for future astronauts? This is what upcoming research funded by the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute hopes to address as a team of researchers ...
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The race back to the moon: What if China lands its astronauts first?

Both the United States and China are working to put their astronauts on the moon in the next few years, with NASA's acting ...