Through June, NASA had spent $450 million on VIPER, which is already fully assembled with its science instruments installed, said Joel Kearns, the deputy associate administrator for exploration in ...

The NASA VIPER rover will explore the south pole of the moon as early as 2024. But first, it has to pass the ramp test.

NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, is a mobile robot that will roam around the Moon’s south pole looking for water ice. The VIPER mission will provide surface ...

NASA has ended its VIPER project, which was hoping to launch the agency's first robotic lunar rover to the moon, due to the increasing costs of the program. "Decisions, of course, like this are ...

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 ...

VIPER, which stands for Volatiles Investigating Polar Explorer Rover, is supposed to study the extreme environment of the moon's south in search of ice and other potential resources.