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download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewNASA is scrapping a moon rover it spent $450 million to construct, and axing the machine's mission to find water on the moon. The agency discontinued the development of VIPER — or Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover — because it proved exceedingly expensive. According to the Times, the agency would save at least $84 million by not conducting the testing and not having to operate the rover on the moon. Representatives for NASA did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.
Persons: , Griffin, Griffin Lander, Joel Kearns, Nicola Fox, — Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore — Organizations: Service, NASA, Business, New York Times, Times, Astrobotic Technology Inc, Pittsburgh —, Boeing, Space, Business Insider Locations: Pittsburgh
The two NASA astronauts stuck on the ISS remain cheery despite not having a return date yet. "I have a real good feeling in my heart that the spacecraft will bring us home," Suni Williams said. AdvertisementTwo NASA astronauts stuck in space are upbeat and optimistic despite the numerous delays in their return to Earth via Boeing's Starliner. The duo — Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore — arrived at the International Space Station via the Starliner on June 6 after a series of delays that postponed the craft's launch by a month. While they were supposed to stay for only eight to 10 days, they have been stuck on the space station for over a month now, with no return date scheduled.
Persons: Suni Williams, , — Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore — Organizations: NASA, Service, Space, Business
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