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NASA is selling a brand-new Moon rover

Never used, one previous owner

VIPER moon rover. Photograph: NASA
Sep 25th 2024
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NASA HAS big plans for the Moon. By the end of the decade, it wants
to send humans back to the lunar surface. Before then, though, it
intends to send probes to look for ice at its south pole. This ice
carries enormous scientific value. It could shed light on how Earth
acquired its liquid water; it is also ripe for conversion into rocket
propellant.

This article appeared in the Science & technology section of the
print edition under the headline "Moon rover for sale"

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