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Seeking water: NASA will send VIPER rover to the moon to explore water ice in 2023

This was posted on the NASA website on May 20. The lunar rover is planned to be delivered to the satellite at the end of 2023. Astrobotic Technology is developing it, and SpaceX's Falcon Heavy was selected as the launch vehicle for the mission. 





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