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Electric vehicle startup Canoo has delivered its first shipment to NASA. This week, the company’s trio will appear. crew transport vehicle (CTV) has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The van looks like it was made to explore the lunar surface, but it’s designed to carry an astronaut to her KSC’s launch pad, starting with NASA’s upcoming Artemis 2 mission.
Canoe says the van builds on the company’s existing lifestyle vehicle design and can carry not only a fully equipped astronaut, but also a flight support crew and any equipment needed by an astronaut. . “These vehicles feature unique interior and exterior designs that provide comfort and safety for astronauts and crew during the nine-mile journey to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center,” the company said. I added that I will share pictures of the inside of the vehicle later.
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NASA’s Artemis 2 mission will be the first manned mission to the moon since the end of the Apollo program in 1972. Four astronauts will move around the satellite during the 10-day flight. During Artemis 2, NASA will conduct additional tests of the Orion Capsule and the Space Launch System (SLS) super-heavy lift vehicle to ensure that both spacecraft are safe for future manned missions to the moon. is.
For Canoo, this is an opportunity for automakers to increase interest in EVs. The company warned investors in May 2022 that it was short on cash. Since then, the company has announced deals with Walmart to supply retailers. 4,500 EVs. The company also delivered test vehicles to the US Army. Yet even with such agreements in place, there is a long way to go before achieving financial sustainability.