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New lunar rover in the works as NASA moon mission advances

FILE - In this July 20, 1969, file photo, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, right, trudges across the surface of the moon leaving behind footprints. Goodyear is teaming with Lockheed Martin on the development of a vehicle planned for use on the moon, providing airless tires for the project. This isn't Goodyear's first venture into space, as it supplied essential products for NASA's Apollo program, including the Apollo 11 mission. (AP Photo, File) FILE - Rover alone, looking north, on the west edge of Mount Hadley is at upper right edge of picture, the most distant lunar feature visible is about 25 kilometers away, Aug. 1971. Goodyear is teaming with Lockheed Martin on the development of a vehicle planned for use on the moon, providing airless tires for the project. This isn't Goodyear's first venture into space, as it supplied essential products for NASA's Apollo program, including the Apollo 11 mission. (AP Photo, File) FILE - In this July 20, 1969, file photo made available by NASA, astronaut Buzz Aldrin Jr. poses for a photograph beside the U.S. flag on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. Goodyear is teaming with Lockheed Martin on the development of a vehicle planned for use on the moon, providing airless tires for the project. This isn't Goodyear's first venture into space, as it supplied essential products for NASA's Apollo program, including the Apollo 11 mission. (Neil Armstrong/NASA via AP, File)