Griffin's upcoming debut will be the second lunar mission for Astrobotic. The company's smaller Peregrine moon lander ...

After the space agency canceled its VIPER rover, an empty space was available on a private spacecraft that will still head to the lunar surface. By Kenneth Chang It’s like a confusing game of ...

"NASA is looking forward to partnering with U.S. industry to meet the challenges of performing volatiles science in the lunar ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Pittsburgh-based company Astrobotic has found a replacement rover to fly on the first-ever ...

NASA's VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) sits outside a testing chamber after completing its thermal vacuum testing in the fall ...

The Australian space agency is working with NASA on a lunar rover that was named the “Roo-ver” in a contest by the public. This of course is a nod to “roos,” the colloquial term for ...

3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- To advance plans of securing a public/private partnership and land and operate NASA's VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) mission on the Moon in ...

The company said the grant will help rapidly assess subsurface structures, optimise landing site selection, rover navigation, infrastructure planning, and enhance potential resource estimation.