Where we’re going, we don’t need roads... but we still need tires! In this episode, we rolled 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.

Get your engineering wheels spinning with this handson activity: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/pr...

Or, if you’re ready to hit the road with your own version of an offplanet vehicle, check out NASA’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge: https://www.nasa.gov/stem/roverchalle...



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