Mars destroys tires — so NASA reinvented ... In the 1960s mesh tires were woven from piano wire. The technology worked well, but could only hold so much weight. In 2013, significant wheel ...

Those efforts led to springy wire-mesh wheels on the Lunar Roving Vehicles ... Phillip Abel, a mechanical systems expert at NASA Glenn, said the key is the stretchy bonds of the crystal structure ...

Mars destroys tires - so NASA reinvented ... In the 1960s mesh tires were woven from piano wire. The technology worked well, but could only hold so much weight. In 2013, significant wheel damage ...