While we may remember the "one small step" more than anything else, the first Lunar Rover has its own interesting story ...

A research team at Texas A&M University is studying the use of Siri-like virtual assistant technology for use in space. The ...

As the International Space Station whizzed over Mexico and the United States — before floodwaters catastrophically rose in ...

Watch a prototype of NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, (VIPER) roll down a ramp to simulate its ...

NASA’s nearly complete yet canceled lunar rover VIPER isn’t going to get carried to the moon by a private space exploration company—but it’s also not quite dead yet ...

NASA has already spent $450 million developing its VIPER mission, and the agency declared that it wouldn’t spend any more money on getting the rover to land on the lunar surface.

NASA is no longer asking U.S. companies for proposals to get the ice-hunting VIPER rover to the moon but still hasn't given up on the mission.

NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) mission, initially set to explore the moon’s south pole for crucial water ice deposits, faced a significant setback when it was ...

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.

NASA had planned to operate VIPER itself, contracting with Astrobotic for delivering the rover to the south polar region of the moon through the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.

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 collaboration with industry the ...

When NASA canceled its Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) project, it reached out to private companies to see if anyone in the commercial sector could complete the mission ...