Bridgestone and ispace to collaborate on tires for lunar rovers
Bridgestone has signed an agreement to develop and supply tires for ispace‘s small and medium-size lunar rovers.
The tire maker has been developing soft, elastic lunar rover tires that can flexibly change shape in response to harsh surfaces, like those on the moon. These tires will be equipped on the lunar rover prototypes currently being developed by ispace.
Performance verification will be conducted on Earth ahead of use on the moon. Through these initiatives, both companies will assess the feasibility of the technologies and business opportunities on the lunar surface as they aim for the practical application of the tires as early as 2029.
Bridgestone and ispace to collaborate on tires for lunar rovers
2025-08-02 22:02