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This week, we take a look at NASA's decision to abandon its lunar Rover program

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NASA abandons a critical moon landing at the 11th hour while progress rolls on for the crude Artemis program.

The Viper lunar Rover mission, designed to explore the Moon's South Pole , has been cancelled due to rising costs and delays.

The key driver for this project cancellation was a budget cost overrun.

Plus, we get final details on the SpaceX ISS destruction Dragon .

The Viper Rover was scheduled to land at the end of 2024 , but instead would have to wait for the science window in 2025 .

The cost for the Viper project was projected to be $609 million .

NASA will save at least $84,000,000 by canceling Viper .

The agency is considering proposals from American companies and international partners to deploy Viper independently.

Boeing 's SLS program has faced extensive delays and massive cost overruns.

The successful launch of SLS on Artemis 1 and progress with the second stage are critical milestones for the moon landing program.

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