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, Made from a German World War II Tank Model by Jon - NASA's space shuttle tires are one-time use, and they're fairly rigorously tested. If a tire test wears a tire, but does not puncture it, the tire then needs to be properly deflated, from a safe distance. Enter the Tire Assault Vehicle, created from a German WWII Tamiya King Tiger tank model, at a cost of less than $3,000. The TAV simply drills into the tire remotely, safely deflating it. Yes, that's a DeWalt d "Pin It")
NASA's space shuttle tires are one-time use, and they're fairly rigorously tested. If a tire test wears a tire, but does not puncture it, the tire then needs to be properly deflated, from a safe distance. Enter the Tire Assault Vehicle, created from a German WWII Tamiya King Tiger tank model, at a cost of less than $3,000. The TAV simply drills into the tire remotely, safely deflating it. Yes, that's a DeWalt drill.
Here's a 33-second video demonstrating one such tire test:
More:
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/.../95-23_pf.html
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/...5-43199-7.html
Previously:
NASA fastener design manual
astronaut loses $100,000 tool bag during spacewalk
International Space Station tools
English/metric measurement error in the Mars Climate Orbiter
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