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VIPER Passes All Its Tests, But Future Still Uncertain

Posted: October 29, 2024 11:53 pm ET | Last Updated: October 30, 2024 12:00 am ET | The project scientist for NASA’s VIPER lunar rover said today the spacecraft has successfully completed all of its pre-launch tests, but its future remains uncertain. NASA intends to terminate the … Read More Read More

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Last month NASA canceled the VIPER lunar rover. From a budget of $250 million, the total cost had grown to $609.6 MM—not counting a now $323 MM lander. The response has been largely negative, but some say "The scandal isn’t that NASA canceled the mission. The scandal is that NASA waited this long."

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