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Astrobotic will deliver VIPER rover to the moon

Post author By Alan Boyle
Post date June 11, 2020
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NASA has awarded a $199.5 million contract to Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic to deliver its VIPER rover to the moon’s south pole in 2023, marking one more not-so-small step for the commercialization of lunar exploration.

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Tags Astrobotic, Moon, NASA, Space, VIPER rover

By Alan Boyle

Mastermind of Cosmic Log, contributor to GeekWire and Universe Today, author of "The Case for Pluto: How a Little Planet Made a Big Difference," past president of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing.

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