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How NASA Plans to Return to the Moon With Robots First

NASA’s Artemis program aims to put humans back on the Moon - but before boots hit the surface, machines are paving the way.

NASA Revives VIPER Moon Mission, Rover To Launch With Blue Origin's Lander In 2027

NASA’s moon-exploring robot, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Explorer Rover (VIPER), is back on track for a lunar adventure ...

NASA Couldn’t Get Its Rover to the Moon, So Blue Origin Will Do It Instead

NASA’s water-hunting lunar rover was given a second chance to reach the surface of the Moon. Blue Origin will deliver VIPER ...
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Moon becomes little more out of reach for NASA's VIPER rover

May 7 (UPI) --NASA is exploring alternative ways to deliver its VIPER rover to the moon after canceling partnership proposals to land a water-seeking robot on the lunar surface. VIPER, which stands ...

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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NASA seeks students to build infrastructure on the moon

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As humans plan a return to the moon as part of NASA’s Artemis program, experts are looking towards college students for a little help. The 2026 Lunabotics Challenge kicks off this week ...
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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 ...

Blue Origin wins NASA deal to ferry VIPER rover to lunar south pole

Under the deal, Blue Origin will carry VIPER — short for “Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover” — on its uncrewed ...

How Does NASA Add Features To Rovers Already On Mars?

Rovers explore distant planets for decades, where humans can't yet go. Here's how NASA sends updates to these rovers from miles away to keep them running.