WASHINGTON: US space agency NASA announced on Wednesday that it will not send its rover to the moon, citing high costs and launch delays as reasons fo...
US space agency NASA announced on Wednesday that it will not send its rover to the moon, citing high costs and launch delays as reasons for the cancellation, reported the German news agency .
The project, dubbed Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover or VIPER, will be discontinued following a “comprehensive internal review”, NASA said at a press conference. The space agency said the decision to reconsider the project came amid escalating costs, potential future cost increases, and a launch date delay.
According to NASA, the rover was originally scheduled to launch in late 2023, but the launch had to be postponed to later this year.The VIPER robot was poised to roam the moon’s south pole, gathering soil samples with a drill. The launch was planned to be carried out in collaboration with the private space company Astrobotic.
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