VIPER Testing at GRC SLOPE Lab (2021)
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads... but we still need tires! In this video, we roll on over to NASA’s Glenn Research Center where engineer Heather Oravec is reinventing the wheel – literally! Heather explains her work in creating wheels intended for use on other celestial bodies, such as the Moon, and how she got traction in this unique career.
Topics
- NASA
- engineering design
- STEM career
- mechanical engineering
- materials science
- aerospace engineering
- planetary exploration
- space missions
- lunar rover
- mars rover
- tire design
- mechanical testing
- robotics
- space technology