![NASA's VIPER rover assembled in a clean room flooded with blue light](https://cdn.statically.io/img/media.springernature.com/w735h400/nature-cms/uploads/cms/pages/2913/top_item_image/2024-07-18-NEWS-VIPER-cancelled_THUMB-e9ba131735e2fe0638ec6bf40dd532b7.jpg)
NASA cancels $450-million mission to drill for ice on the Moon — surprising researchers
The already-built rover could now be scrapped for parts
The already-built rover could now be scrapped for parts
Scientists say that the drop in partnerships between the scientific powerhouses will hold back research on priorities such as global warming.