Goodyear is a major manufacturer that has contributed to the space industry, notably as a supplier of essential products for NASA's Apollo program, including tires, brakes, and flotation bags. The company partnered with NASA to develop non-pneumatic Experimental Lunar Tires (XLTs) and has conducted experiments on the International Space Station to enhance tire performance using materials like silica. Goodyear also collaborated with Lockheed Martin to develop lunar mobility vehicles.
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Goodyear employs about 63,000 people.
Goodyear operates two innovation centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg.
Goodyear employs about 63,000 people and operates 49 manufacturing facilities across 19 countries.
Goodyear supplied tires for NASA’s Apollo program Lunar Roving Vehicle more than five decades ago.
Goodyear will supply lunar tires for Lunar Outpost’s Pegasus Lunar Terrain Vehicle.
Goodyear’s lunar tires are engineered to withstand extreme temperature swings, rocky terrain, and low-gravity conditions at the lunar South Pole.
Lunar Outpost led Pegasus development in partnership with General Motors, Goodyear, and Leidos.
Goodyear supplied tires for the Apollo program’s Lunar Roving Vehicle more than five decades ago.
The Lunar Dawn consortium includes MDA Space, Leidos, General Motors, and Goodyear.
MDA Space, Leidos, General Motors, and Goodyear are partners in Lunar Outpost’s Lunar Dawn consortium.
In May 1961 NASA awarded $100,000 contracts to North American Aviation, Ryan Aeronautical Company, and Goodyear Aircraft Corporation to study design parameters for a system to provide spacecraft maneuverability and controlled energy descent and landing by aerodynamic lift.
North American Aviation, Ryan Aeronautical Company, and Goodyear Aircraft Corporation received the May 1961 contracts under the Paraglider Development Program.
NASA awarded the Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services (LTVS) contract to the Lunar Dawn team led by Lunar Outpost with principal partner Lockheed Martin and teammates General Motors, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, and MDA Space.
General Motors on the Lunar Dawn team will provide battery and related automotive technologies and Goodyear will provide tires.
The 4 Goodyear facility is expected to target and receive LEED Gold certification.
Terran Orbital Corporation and W. P. Carey broke ground on a 94,000-square-foot satellite manufacturing facility located at 4 Goodyear in Irvine, California.
The new facility at 4 Goodyear will serve as Terran Orbital’s fifth production facility.
The 4 Goodyear facility will be built with sustainable features including a rooftop solar installation and electric vehicle charging stations.
The satellite manufacturing project at 4 Goodyear is expected to be completed in January 2024.
Terran Orbital Corporation and W. P. Carey broke ground on a 94,000-square-foot satellite manufacturing facility at 4 Goodyear in Irvine, California on 2023-05-19.