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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.

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

NASA announced that it has selected Blue Origin to bring its VIPER rover to the moon, over a year after the project was ...
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NASA safety panel warns Starship lunar lander could be delayed by years

NASA safety advisers say they doubt the lunar lander version of SpaceX’s Starship will be ready to support the Artemis 3 ...

NASA puts in an order with Blue Origin to work on sending VIPER rover to moon’s south pole

NASA has selected Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space venture to help it resurrect a mission to send a robotic prospector called ...
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VIPER lives! Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will land ice-hunting NASA rover on the moon in 2027

VIPER was originally supposed to land on the moon in late 2023 aboard Griffin, a lander built by Pittsburgh-based company ...

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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In 2023, Russia Crashed a Lunar Lander on the Moon. Will It Try Again?

Russia’s Luna 25 uncrewed lunar lander was launched in 2023 amid heightened international competition, attempting to achieve ...
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'We are ready to drive': Take a look inside Lunar Outpost's moon rover mission control (photos)

A RVADA, Colorado — Lunar Outpost, a private space company, is putting the pedal to the metal on its lunar terrain vehicle (LTV), a large rover that Artemis astronauts may use to wheel across the moon ...