And the availability of the VIPER spacecraft piqued the company’s interest for future projects, Intuitive Machines told CNN.
To get reach that goal, Intuitive Machines will likely have to dip into its own funds to complete VIPER’s finishing touches before liftoff.
The Simulated Lunar Operations Lab at NASA Glenn Research Center tested planetary roving vehicle systems and components for vehicles such as the VIPER Rover.
The Astrobotic Griffin lunar lander (pictured here in a rendering) is now slated to take off no earlier than late 2025.
The lunar lander was designed to carry NASA’s VIPER rover as its main payload.
Persons:
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Locations:
Houston, Maryland, Nova, California, Pittsburgh, Cape, Cape Canaveral , Florida, West Virginia, Washington, Washington ,, China, Kansas