NASA Delays Moon Rover Mission to 2024 to 'Reduce Risk'

Viper is a sturdy-looking wheeled vehicle designed to search for ice on the moon’s South Pole.

Water is heavy and expensive to transport across space.

That’s where Viper would come in, to help map the frigid South Pole and locate ice deposits.

When Viper and Griffin eventually launch, it’ll beon a SpaceX Falcon Heavyrocket.

Delays are common for space missions, especially when dealing with new equipment like the lander.

It’s space business as usual, then, for the Viper mission.