NASA selected a rover to help them in searching ice on the Moon
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Pittsburgh-based space robotics startup Astrobotic has been awarded $199.5 million by NASA to deliver a water-hunting rover to the Moons South Pole in late 2023.The water-seeking mobile VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) robot will help pave the way for astronaut missions to the lunar surface beginning in 2024. Scientific data gathered by VIPER also inform the selection of future landing sites for astronaut.
