NASA delays water-seeking VIPER lunar rover to 2024

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NASA delays water-seeking VIPER lunar rover to 2024
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Americans need more time rebuilding their Moon sound stage, clearly

NASA is pushing back the launch of VIPER, a rover designed to hunt for water ice on the Moon, by a year to November 2024.

Under CLPS, NASA is collaborating with private aerospace companies to deliver vehicles and instruments on the lunar surface. For the VIPER launch, the US space agency has commissioned a Pittsburgh biz called Astrobotic to develop a lander to set the lunar rover down on the Moon.

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