Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Wins Contract to Take NASA Rover to the Moon

The Amazon founder’s space company will transport NASA's VIPER rover to the lunar south pole—if it proves capable of ...
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Extreme battery tech powers one-of-a-kind rover across alien terrain

It’s hard to think of a more challenging environment for an automotive battery than the surface of the Moon, and preparations ...
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'We are ready to drive': Take a look inside Lunar Outpost's moon rover mission control (photos)

ARVADA, Colorado — Lunar Outpost, a private space company, is putting the pedal to the metal on its lunar terrain vehicle ...
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Venturi Space announces European lunar rover design

Antonio Delfino (left), director of space affairs at Venturi Space, shows off a model of the company's Mona Luna rover at the Paris Air Show June 16. PARIS — Venturi Space, a company that has ...
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$450-Million NASA Moon Rover Gets a Blue Origin Chance to Launch, To Cost Millions More

American space agency NASA is now trying to launch the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover to the Moon with Blue ...

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 ...

NASA selects Blue Origin to take the once-canceled VIPER rover to the moon

NASA has selected Blue Origin to help get VIPER, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, to the moon by awarding ...
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NASA offers $155,000 to design moon tires

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. With about two-and-a-half years to go until a planned crewed-mission ...