Bridgestone partnering on tyres for ‘kitchen stove’ lunar rover

The Moon is set to become a crowded address over the coming decade, with numerous national and private projects set to land craft, vehicles or people on the lunar surface. Bridgestone Corporation is playing a role through its collaboration with Astrobotic Technology, which centres on the joint development of an advanced lunar rover tyre. This new partnership builds upon the first- and second-generation concept lunar tyres that Bridgestone has already designed and tested.