Drive Like a Martian

Houston We Have a Podcast

Katie Konans

Science

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Yajaira Sierra-Sastre and Vivake Asnani from NASA’s Glenn Research Center detail the history of tires used on the Moon and Mars and describe an innovative new tire called the Mars Spring Tire that may be used on future rovers. HWHAP Episode 192.

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0:00.0	Houston, we have a podcast.
0:02.0	Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center,
0:05.0	episode 192, Drive Like a Martian.
0:08.0	I'm Gary Jordan and I'll be your host today.
0:10.0	On this podcast, we bring in the experts, scientists, engineers, and astronauts all to let you know what's going on in the world of human spaceflight.
0:16.0	You don't hear very often that it's time to, quote, reinvent the wheel.
0:20.0	But when that wheel is spinning on another planet, it might be a good idea.
0:24.0	Tires for Mars are going to have to deal with rocks, sand, slopes, craters, and cold.
0:30.0	So the idea of a wheel becomes a bit more complex as you start to realize what has to go into the design to deal with all of that.
0:37.0	So today, we dive into the history of space tires and discuss work being done for an innovative new tire for Mars called the
0:44.0	spring tire. Joining us from Glenn Research Center is the Mars Spring Tire
0:48.6	Project Manager, Dr. Jehira Sierra Sastre and the lead tire engineer Vivekus Nani.
0:54.3	So let's jump right in to learn what it takes to drive like a Martian.
0:58.0	Enjoy. B.
1:05.0	B minus 5, seconds, then, county.
1:09.0	Mark.
1:10.0	Long, We have a podcast, a car. A long, she goes.
1:15.0	Houston, we have a podcast.
1:18.0	Jehira Envy Vake.
1:22.0	Thanks for coming on Houston, We have a podcast today.
1:24.3	Hey, excited to be here.
1:26.0	Hello, Gary, thank you for having all.
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