NASA is scrapping a moon rover that it spent $450 million to build

NASA is scrapping a moon rover it spent $450 million to construct,  and axing the machine's mission to find water on the moon. 

The agency discontinued the development of VIPER — or Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover — because it proved exceedingly expensive. 

NASA's statement on Wednesday said that the rover was to be scrapped because of "cost increases, delays to the launch date, and the risks of future cost growth."

It also said that continuing the rover project would result in an "increased cost that threatens cancellation or disruption" to other lunar research missions.

By Aditi Bharade

Full story at Yahoo News.