NASA teases bendable titanium wheels on future Mars rovers
Any vehicle traversing the rocky terrain on Mars needs a sturdy set of wheels. NASA’s Perseverance rover, for example, sports ...
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Nasa develops new tyres with shape memory for Moon and Mars rovers
Shape memory alloys are metals that can return to their original shape after being bent, stretched, heated, and cooled.
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NASA Eyes Mars With Game-Changing Tire Tech
A test rover with shape memory alloy spring tires traverses rocky, Martian-simulated terrain.Credit: NASA The mystique of ...
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Mars destroys tires - so NASA reinvented the wheel by giving it a memory
to come up with this new tire that we think is really going to revolutionize planetary rover tires and potentially ... to springy wire-mesh wheels on the Lunar Roving Vehicles, which astronauts ...
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Tottori's sand dunes launch Japan's lunar ambitions
The company is developing a set of tires that can be mounted on a lunar rover, and testing them at Luna Terrace. The tires are made with metal weave to withstand the moon's scorching temperatures.