Any vehicle traversing the rocky terrain on Mars needs a sturdy set of wheels ... busy designing the next generation of tires for future rover expeditions across the Red Planet—and unlike ...

Next time you're driving around on Mars and need to get your ... There, they equipped a rover with shape memory alloy (SMA) spring tires and set it loose to roam over the sandy rock-studded ...

They've created a nearly invincible tire made of woven-mesh metal that ... it's probably too late to put them on NASA's upcoming Mars 2020 rover. (It takes a grueling number of tests to prove ...

Mars destroys tires — so NASA reinvented the wheel by giving it a memory. Following is a transcript of the video. NASA has reinvented the tire. These rover tires are made from a nickel-titanium ...

Yet not much has changed since the days of the Sojourner rover of the Pathfinder ... help from Goodyear Tire & Rubber, was put through its paces last fall at the Airbus Mars Yard in the UK ...

which can simulate the surfaces of the moon and Mars to help scientists test rover performance. He brought Padula to the lab, where Padula immediately took note of the spring tires. At the time ...

NASA has revealed its Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has made a 'successful' and exciting discovery. The National Aeronautics ...

which could be critical for missions to both Mars and the Moon. The successful development and testing of SMA spring tires mark a major leap forward for rover mobility. These tires address the ...