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NASA Built a 'Tire Assault Vehicle' From an RC Tank to Explode Space Shuttle Tires

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NASA Built a 'Tire Assault Vehicle' From an RC Tank to Explode Space Shuttle Tires

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Space@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

NASA repurposed a Tamiya RC tank with a drill on top to dispose of blowout-prone Space Shuttle tire prototypes after testing.

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To deliberately cause the tires to explode during testing without putting humans at risk

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