"NASA's RC Tank-Turned-Tire Assault Vehicle: Blasting Space Shuttle Tires"
NASA built the CR-990 Tire Assault Vehicle (TAV) using a modified remote-controlled tank to safely detonate dangerous Space Shuttle tires. The TAV, constructed from a 1/16 scale Tamiya Tiger II tank, featured custom-fabricated metal components and a camera attached to a drill motor. Costing less than $3,000 to build, the TAV successfully exploded nine hazardous tires and is now on display at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California.