Exciting advances in space exploration are underway as NASA tests revolutionary shape memory alloy (SMA) spring tires ...

Any vehicle traversing the rocky terrain on Mars needs a sturdy set of wheels. NASA’s Perseverance rover, for example, sports ...

American space agency NASA is looking into nickel-titanium as a potential material for future planetary rovers wheels, ...

The mystique of Mars has been studied for centuries. The fourth planet from the sun is reminiscent of a rich, red desert and ...

Shape memory alloys are metals that can return to their original shape after being bent, stretched, heated, and cooled.

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 ...

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.

The mystique of Mars has been studied for centuries. The fourth planet from the Sun is reminiscent of a rich, red desert and features a rugged surface challenging to traverse. While several robotic ...