We spoke with Michelin's Cyrille Roget, who detailed the development process of the brand's unusual moon-spec wheels. Picture a moon rover. You might imagine the very first one launched in 1971.

To see how they cope, NASA tested the wheels for three weeks in an indoor “Moon-mimicking set-up.” That was in essence a 20-foot-long (6 meters) sandbox filled with lunar soil simulant ...

A truly all-terrain rover on the moon or Mars may need to put a little wiggle in its walk. Wheeled rovers have trouble crossing the soft soil that covers large swaths of lunar and Martian terrain ...

Stick your standard rubber car tires on the moon—especially at its south pole in the middle of the lunar night, where temperatures can reach –300 degrees Fahrenheit—and nothing good will happen.

Tech Michelin is developing airless Moon boots for the next Lunar Rover. They’ll even come with added solar radiation protection. Probably won’t be sold at your local garage, mind ...

The shoe launched Nike into orbit as a company, which means those “moon shoes” are a very important part of history. Nike's 'moon shoes' were estimated to sell for $160,000 at auction, but ...

The 1972 Nike “Moon Shoes” sold for a record-breaking $437,500 in Sotheby’s New York public auction Tuesday. The highly-coveted Waffle Racing Flats, or “Moon Shoes” was one of the ...

Discover how Jacquemus Fashion Week 2025 paid homage to the iconic Nike Moon Shoe, blending nostalgia with elegance. The ...

Sneakerheads have been given one more chance to get their tootsies into a pair of Nike’s coveted “Moon Shoes.” The retro kicks will be up for auction through Goldin Auctions from December 7 ...