NASA picks Astrobotic to land water-hunting rover on Moon
"Commercial partners are changing the landscape of space exploration, and VIPER is going to be a big boost to our efforts to send the first woman and next man to the lunar surface in 2024 through the Artemis program," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement.
NASA has awarded Pittsburgh-based space robotics startup Astrobotic $199.5 million to deliver a water-hunting rover to the Moons South Pole in late 2023, Photo: Reuters