Goodyear and NASA Invent ‘Spring Tire’ for Moon, Possibly Earth – And It Will Never Go Flat
AKRON, OHIO, August 4, 2009 – The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company have developed an airless tire to transport large, long-range vehicles across the surface of the moon. The new “Spring Tire” with 800 load bearing springs is designed to carry much heavier vehicles over much greater …