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When NASA Used an RC Tiger II to Drill into Space Shuttle Tires

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When NASA Used an RC Tiger II to Drill into Space Shuttle Tires

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When NASA Used an RC Tiger II to Drill into Space Shuttle Tires -

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The Tire Assault Vehicle, or TAV, would drive up to Space Shuttle tires and drill holes in them to release the pressure inside.

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When German engineers were developing the Tiger II in the 1940s, they probably never thought that a miniature remote control version of their tank

Other that the name it has nothing to do with that.

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