{"id":5383,"date":"2024-07-21T18:28:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T18:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shreepost.com\/?p=5383"},"modified":"2024-07-21T18:28:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T18:28:17","slug":"nasa-cancels-its-moon-rover-mission-citing-cost-overruns-and-launch-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shreepost.com\/?p=5383","title":{"rendered":"NASA cancels its moon rover mission, citing cost overruns and launch delays"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON : NASA<\/a> has said that it\u2019s cancelling its water-seeking moon rover, citing cost overruns and launch delays.<\/p>\n

The Viper rover was supposed to launch in late 2023 aboard a lander provided by Astrobotic Technology, but extra testing and increased costs kept delaying the mission, threatening other projects, the space agency<\/a> said.<\/p>\n

The rover had aimed to explore the moon\u2019s south pole. About $450 million had been spent so far on its development, NASA said.<\/p>\n

The announcement comes days before the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, which landed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon on July 20, 1969. NASA said it plans to study the presence of lunar ice through other projects.<\/p>\n

Astrobotic still plans to fly its Griffin moon lander \u2014 minus a rover \u2014 by the end of next year. The company\u2019s first moonshot ended in failure in January with a fiery plunge over the South Pacific.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON : NASA has said that it\u2019s cancelling its water-seeking moon rover, citing cost overruns and launch delays. The Viper rover was supposed to launch in late 2023 aboard a lander provided by Astrobotic Technology, but extra testing and increased costs kept delaying the mission, threatening other projects, the space agency said. The rover had […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"NASA cancels its moon rover mission, citing cost overruns and launch delays - Shree Post","description":"WASHINGTON : NASA has said that it\u2019s cancelling its water-seeking moon rover, citing cost overruns and launch delays. The Viper rover was supposed to launch in"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[8580,8578,8575],"tags":[9492,9491,7886,9489,9494,9490,3425,9493,4028,5117,3018,9488],"class_list":["post-5383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-media","category-technology","category-world","tag-apollo-11-anniversary","tag-astrobotic-technology","tag-cancellation","tag-cost-overruns","tag-griffin-moon-lander","tag-launch-delays","tag-lunar-exploration","tag-lunar-ice-research","tag-moon-mission","tag-nasa","tag-south-pole","tag-viper-rover"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t