NASA and Goodyear develop puncture proof tire for the 21st Century

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It looks like seventies science fiction television is (finally) going to meet reality with NASA planning to set up a real Moonbase Alpha by 2020. In order to meet the heavy load/long range transport requirements of life on the moon, NASA recently teamed up with Goodyear to review and redesign some 40-year-old technology in the shape of the airless tires first seen on the Lunar Rover Vehicles of Apollo missions...

Tags: Design, Lunar, Moon, NASA, Research, Rover, Terrain, Tires, Traction, Transport, Wheel

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