Canoo have to be doing one thing proper — it has completed a terrific job touchdown notable US authorities contracts, which isn’t straightforward to do. We reported on the U.S. Division of Protection (DOD) ordering Canoo electrical autos again in December and February. A couple of days in the past, I wrote that the partnership with the DOD was already increasing. Now we even have information that Canoo has landed a contract with NASA.

Canoo just lately delivered three Crew Transportation Automobiles (CTVs) to NASA’s Kennedy House Middle in Florida. “These autos will transport the astronauts to the launch pad for the Artemis lunar missions,” the corporate writes.

How cool do they appear?

“We’re thrilled to be part of the Artemis missions and to ship NASA’s first zero-emission constructed for mission crew transportation autos,” says Tony Aquila, Chairman and CEO, Canoo. “It’s a really proud day for Canoo and all of our companions who labored so onerous to make sure we carry out our half to move the astronauts for the primary 9 miles of each launch.”

Now, let’s be trustworthy — this isn’t probably the most rigorous transportation service requirement. The Canoo EVs don’t have to drive on the moon or throughout a desert. They’re transporting astronauts 9 miles. (Now that I give it some thought, I’m curious what they do the remainder of the time.) It’s extra of a stupendous advertising and marketing alternative than the rest (which once more makes me surprise what connections the Canoo management workforce has). Nevertheless, it does include some specialised wants and circumstances.

“The CTVs are engineered to hold absolutely suited astronauts, flight help crew, and gear to the launch pad,” the corporate writes. “The autos have an unique inside and exterior design that may present astronaut and crew consolation and security whereas on the nine-mile journey to the launch pad at Kennedy House Middle.” The photographs above are simply computer-generated visualizations. Canoo will present precise inside and exterior pictures of the CTVs later this 12 months.

What’s Artemis II, by the way in which? Good query — for these of us who don’t observe area information carefully, that’s most likely a little bit of a thriller. Right here’s the reply, by way of Canoo: “The Artemis II is the primary crewed mission that’s a part of NASA’s plan to ascertain a long-term presence on the Moon for science and exploration. The ten-day flight will check NASA’s foundational human deep area exploration capabilities, the House Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, for the primary time with astronauts.”

Naturally, as cool as it’s that Canoo EVs will transport NASA astronauts 9 miles to the Kennedy House Middle, it’s possible they’ll bear in mind their subsequent car significantly better. The spaceship they’ll trip in might want to journey greater than 240,000 miles to the moon.

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