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Who Made The Tires For The First Lunar Rover And What Were They Made Of?

When President John F. Kennedy announced his intention to send a man to the moon in 1961, he kicked off a space race that would push America to the pinnacle of scientific discovery. While several ...
Space.com

Moon RACER: Intuitive Machines takes lunar rover out for debut drive

HOUSTON — Intuitive Machines' lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) is not your grandfather's moon buggy (assuming your grandfather was an Apollo astronaut). The company's Moon RACER, or Reusable Autonomous ...
Colorado Public Radio

Rover built in Colorado could be the first US robot to explore the moon, expected to land Thursday

Hurtling towards the moon right now, safely stored in a garage held against the side of a lunar lander, is a suitcase-sized robotic rover from Colorado. And it's on course to make history, heralding ...
Popular Science

NASA offers $155,000 to design moon tires

Now's your chance to help craft the Artemis program's Lunar Terrain Vehicle. By Andrew Paul Published Sep 4, 2025 2:48 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter ...