Empowering Lunar Mobility from the Ground Up under Extreme Conditions

Tokyo (April 1, 2025) — Bridgestone Corporation today announced that it will exhibit at the 40th Space Symposium, the United States’ largest space-related symposium. The event is scheduled to take place in Colorado Springs, the United States from April 7 (Monday) to 10 (Thursday), 2025. Bridgestone’s exhibit will be in the Japan’s Space Industry booth, organized by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

Bridgestone aims to accelerate its co-creation initiatives by showcasing the challenge and pursuit of excellence through the development of lunar rover tires, starting in 2019. At the 40th Space Symposium, the Company will showcase two concept models of the secondgeneration lunar rover tire. These models have been refined from the previous year’s model to feature lower weight, making them suitable for small and medium-sized luna rovers. These exhibits will serve as a venue for expanding Bridgestone’s space business network and creating opportunities for co-creation.

Bridgestone aims to accelerate its co-creation initiatives by showcasing the challenge and pursuit of excellence through the development of lunar rover tires, starting in 2019. At the 40th Space Symposium, the Company will showcase two concept models of the secondgeneration lunar rover tire. These models have been refined from the previous year’s model to feature lower weight, making them suitable for small and medium-sized luna rovers. These exhibits will serve as a venue for expanding Bridgestone’s space business network and creating opportunities for co-creation.

The lunar rover tire development project is an initiative to expand the utilization of technologies developed in relation to the “AirFree”, which has been positioned as an exploratory business in Bridgestone’s Mid Term Business Plan (2024-2026), from Earth to outer space and the lunar surface. In the future, the Company aims to apply the technology refined in the extreme lunar environment to tires used on Earth, thereby contributing to further value creation.

In addition to exhibiting a concept model of tires for small and medium-sized lunar rovers at our booth, Bridgestone is also scheduled to take part in a collaboration panel together with Toyota Motor Corporation, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., and symposium organizer Space Foundation.

For more information on Bridgestone’s lunar rover tire technologies, please refer to the Company’s corporate website.

By supporting space mobility through lunar rover tire development, Bridgestone strives to achieve the corporate commitment of “Extension: Committed to nonstop mobility and innovation that keeps people and the world moving ahead” described in its “Bridgestone E8 Commitment.”*1

*1 The Bridgestone Group established its corporate commitment, the “Bridgestone E8 Commitment,” to help it realize its vision: “Toward 2050, Bridgestone continues to provide social value and customer value as a sustainable solutions company.” This commitment will serve as the Group’s axis to drive management while earning the trust of future generations. The “Bridgestone E8 Commitment” consists of eight uniquely Bridgestone values starting with the letter “E” (Energy, Ecology, Efficiency, Extension, Economy, Emotion, Ease, and Empowerment) that the Group will commit to creating through distinctly Bridgestone purposes and processes, together with employees, society, partners, and customers to help realize a sustainable society.