WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA said Wednesday it's canceling its water-seeking moon rover, citing cost overruns and launch delays.

NASA leadership has canceled plans to launch a lunar rover called VIPER, which was scheduled to launch later this year, due to supply chain and budget restraints.

An illustration of NASA's VIPER rover drilling on the moon NASA / Daniel Rutter After spending about $450 million to build a rover destined to search for lunar ice, NASA announced it will cancel ...

NASA cancels moon rover mission, citing cost overruns and launch delays This photo made available by NASA shows the Earth behind the surface of the moon during the Apollo 8 mission, Dec. 24, 1968.

Delays and concerns about NASA’s future budgets doomed the VIPER mission, which aimed to search for ice near the moon’s south pole.

WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA said Wednesday it's canceling its water-seeking moon rover, citing cost overruns and launch delays. The Viper rover was supposed to launch in late 2023 aboard a lander ...

NASA said Wednesday it's canceling its water-seeking moon rover, citing cost overruns and launch delays. The Viper rover was supposed to launch in late 2023 aboard a lander provided by Astrobotic ...

NASA has canceled the Viper rover, which was supposed to launch in late 2023 aboard a lander provided by Astrobotic Technology, citing cost overruns and launch delays.

NASA said Wednesday it's canceling its water-seeking moon rover, citing cost overruns and launch delays. The Viper rover was supposed to launch in late 2023 aboard a lander provided by Astrobotic ...