Discover how Goodyear spring-based tires, developed with NASA, offer durability for lunar rovers and possible Earth applications. “With the combined requirements of increased load and life, we needed ...

Goodyear tires are useless…on the moon. The lack of air, extreme temperatures and rubber-degrading solar radiation make traditional pneumatic tires a bad fit for harsh, extraterrestrial environments.

One could believe that the innovative staff at NASA's Glenn Research Center is watching a little too much "Game of Thrones" based on its new tire that more closely resembles a knight's meshy armor ...

Flat tires and AAA roadside assistance may soon be past memories. NASA Glenn Research engineers have just unveiled a new super-elastic tire constructed from nickel titanium, a shape memory alloy able ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and the NASA Glenn Research Center said they have developed an airless tire suitable for use on the surface of the moon. The tire uses 800 load-bearing ...

Images snapped by the Curiosity Rover’s onboard imaging system earlier this year indicated that its aluminum wheels were breaking down. As it would seem, nearly 10 miles of roving on the red planet’s ...