COLORADO SPRINGS — Astrobotic’s next moon mission will send not one but two rovers to Earth’s nearest neighbor. The Pittsburgh-based company plans to launch the first-ever mission of its Griffin moon lander atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket later this year. Griffin’s main job is to deliver NASA’s ice-hunting VIPER rover to the lunar south […]
NASA’s next moon rover is one step closer to starting its lunar mission. The rolling robot, known as VIPER (“Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover”), is set to launch toward the moon later this year. And it just notched a milestone along that path. “All of VIPER’s flight instruments are installed, and the rover is more […]
Your name could fly to the moon later this year. NASA is inviting you to put your name aboard its VIPER moon rover, which is scheduled to lift off atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in late 2024. VIPER (short for “Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover”) will hunt for water ice and other resources near […]