In July 2024, NASA announced it canceled its plans to send the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the moon's southern polar region. The rover was meant to search for water and other resources called volatiles, such as hydrogen, ammonia and carbon dioxide, which easily evaporate in warm temperatures.
Expert Q&A: NASA's cancellation of VIPER is a frustrating setback for lunar exploration retrieved 25 July 2024 from https://phys.org/news/2024-07-expert-qa-nasa-cancellation-viper.html
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