Moon Boot Research Featured in "Leonard David's Inside Outer Space"

March 16, 2021


Moon Boots!
CAD model of Sole Morphing Astronaut Boots

 

Mechanical Engineering student Sara Lanctot has had her work on a new moon boot design featured in an article on Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE.

"One of the major messages from Project Apollo is that lunar dust was a significant challenge for moonwalkers due to its strong adhesive and abrasive nature.

New research into the issue may give lunar dust the boot – that is, a new design called Sole Morphing Astronaut Boots (SMABs)." -excerpt from Leonard David article

Read the full article here: https://www.leonarddavid.com/step-out-in-style-new-moon-boot-design/