And that disruption means the tires may not make it to consumers for quite a while — if ever. Lunar rover tires made from NiTinol, a shape memory alloy (SMA), are strong but pliable, and the ...

A lunar rover that does all of this while enabling ... with all six wheels under independent control. Bridgestone, a tire manufacturer, is cooperating in the development of airless “moon tires.” ...

Rovers—mobile robots that explore lunar or planetary surfaces—must ... ways to improve the properties of SMAs for future rover tires and other potential uses, including lunar environments.

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.

This lunar rover team is called Racer ... which is contributing tires to the project. Lastly, Venturi Astrolab is working with Axiom Space, which may soon become the first fully commercial ...