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Presentation: Composite Wheels for Lunar Mobility

The composite wheel team presents their work on wheel design, construction, and testing.

Composite materials are invaluable in the development of strong, stiff, and lightweight components for space-faring rovers. These composite wheels, with carbon fiber spokes and Kevlar grousers, provide necessary strength and traction for the Polaris rover while weighing less than three kilograms each.

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