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Gaming
Gamers Get Ready: Dodge is Bringing the Iconic Viper GTS-R to Fortnite and Rocket League for Limited Time
Legendary performance meets next-gen gaming with a high-octane digital debut Dodge brings the iconic Viper GTS-R to Fortnite and Rocket League. Dodge accelerates into one of the world’s most influential gaming universes with the debut of the Viper GTS-R. For the first time, players can experience the Dodge Viper GTS-R as an in-game race car in both Fortnite and Rocket…
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Press Releases
ACV Demonstrates VIPER, AI-Powered Inspection Towers, at the 2026 National Automobile Dealers Association Conference
ACV (NYSE: ACVA), the leading digital automotive marketplace and data services partner for dealers and commercial partners, today announced the next wave of availability for the VIPER Early Access Program, extending its industry-leading inspection technology, vehicle data and pricing capabilities to more dealers ready to unlock consumer vehicle acquisition at scale in the service lane. With the addition of VIPER, dealers can accelerate the…
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NASA
NASA Selects Blue Origin to Deliver VIPER Rover to Moon’s South Pole
As part of the agency’s Artemis campaign, NASA has awarded Blue Origin of Kent, Washington, a CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) task order with an option to deliver a rover to the Moon’s South Pole region. NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) will search for volatile resources, such as ice, on the lunar surface and collect science data to…
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Press Releases
Astrolab’s FLIP rover joins Astrobotic’s Griffin-1 As Primary Payload to the Moon
Venturi Astrolab (Astrolab) and Astrobotic announced that Astrobotic’s Griffin lander will deliver an Astrolab rover to the Moon as part of Astrobotic’s Griffin Mission One (Griffin-1). The rover, currently known as FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform), will be deployed at the Nobile Region of the lunar south pole. The Astrobotic mission, originally carrying the VIPER payload as part of NASA’s…
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NASA
NASA Presses Forward Search for VIPER Moon Rover Partner
Editor’s note: This release was updated on Feb. 4, 2025, to reflect a change in the deadline for when responses to the proposal are due. To advance plans of securing a public/private partnership and land and operate NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) mission on the Moon in collaboration with industry the agency announced Monday it is seeking U.S.…
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NASA
NASA Explores Industry, Partner Interest in Using VIPER Moon Rover
As part of its commitment to a robust, sustainable lunar exploration program for the benefit of all, NASA issued a Request for Information Friday to seek interest from American companies and institutions in conducting a mission using the agency’s VIPER Moon rover. VIPER, short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, was designed to map the location and concentration of potential off-planet resources,…
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NASA
NASA Ends VIPER Project, Continues Moon Exploration
Following a comprehensive internal review, NASA announced Wednesday its intent to discontinue development of its VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) project. NASA stated cost increases, delays to the launch date, and the risks of future cost growth as the reasons to stand down on the mission. The rover was originally planned to launch in late 2023, but in 2022,…
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NASA
Mission Manager Update: VIPER Rover Approved to Move into Environmental Testing!
While NASA’s VIPER team has been focused on building the flight rover that will go to the South Pole of the Moon, the team has also been making preparations for environmental testing of the rover. In April, the VIPER team passed a System Test Readiness Review, exploring the readiness of the facilities, procedures, and staff to move into stress-testing the…
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NASA
NASA’s VIPER Gets Its Head and Neck
In this image from Feb. 12, 2024, engineers lift a mast into place on NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) robotic Moon rover. VIPER’s mast and the suite of instruments affixed to it look a lot like the rover’s “neck” and “head.” The mast instruments are designed to help the team of rover drivers and real-time scientists send commands and receive…
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NASA
NASA VIPER Robotic Moon Rover Team Raises Its Mighty Mast
NASA’s VIPER – short for the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover – now stands taller and more capable than ever. And that’s thanks to its mast. VIPER’s mast, and the suite of instruments affixed to it, looks a lot like the rover’s “neck” and “head.” The mast instruments are designed to help the team of rover drivers and real-time scientists send commands…
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