NASA will use new metal alloy tires for its next robots which will survey the surface of the planet Mars.
New tires with metal alloy technology developed by NASA’s Glenn Research Center in partnership with Goodyear will provide better durability, the American state-owned company hopes.
“With the rocky and uneven soils of the Red Planet, durable tires are essential for the mobility of our rover,” NASA said in a press release. Memory alloy technology makes this possible.”
“They can return to their original shape after being deformed by obstacles or after being stretched, heated or cooled,” we add.
This technology has been around for several years, but this is the first time it has been applied to tires.
Numerous tests have been carried out over the last few months to put them to the test.
-They passed these challenges with flying colors.
“The teams expected there would be damage and that they would slide, but that was almost not the case,” NASA said. The researchers also tested their stability, their maneuverability and their ability to pass over large rocks.
These tires will be used during upcoming robotic and human missions.
NASA has only explored 1% of Mars’ surface so far.
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