THEIR JOURNEY IN VEHICLES MADE BY A NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMPANY. NASA AWARDED “CANOO” A CONTRACTO TBUILD THE VEHIES CL BRINGING CREWS TO THE ARTEMIS PROGRAM’S LAUNCH SITE. ACCORDING TO A NEWS RELEASE FROM THE COMPANY, THE VEHICLES WILL BE ALL- ELECTR. IC CANOO IS AN ELTRECIC VEHICLE COMPANY THAT IS RELOCATING ITS HEADQUARTERS FROM CALIFORN TIAO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. IT IS BUILDING A NEW CENTR
Northwest Arkansas company to build vehicles for NASA’s Artemis program
The next time NASA sends Americans to the moon, the astronauts will start their journey in vehicles made by a Northwest Arkansas company.NASA awarded Canoo a contract to build the vehicles bringing crews to the Artemis program’s launch site. Canoo’s workers will build the vehicle to carry astronauts fully dressed in spacesuits. It will also bring flight support staff and equipment to the launch site.According to a news release from the company, the vehicles will be all-electric.”The selection of our innovative technologies by NASA to take a diverse team of American astronauts to the moon showcases a great commitment to sustainable transportation,” Tony Aquila, Canoo CEO, was quoted as saying in the release.Canoo is an electric vehicle company that is relocating its headquarters from California to Northwest Arkansas. It is building a new central office in Bentonville, and it will also build facilities in Fayetteville and Pryor, Oklahoma.The Artemis program is an effort to bring humans to the moon’s south pole. NASA plans to launch Artemis 1 this year, which won’t have a human crew. According to Space.com, it plans to land astronauts on the moon in Artemis 3 in 2025 or 2026.Humans have not set foot on the moon since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.NASA is collecting names to be put on a flash drive and sent into space on the Artemis 1 mission.NASA plans to use the Artemis program to prepare for an eventual human landing on Mars.
The next time NASA sends Americans to the moon, the astronauts will start their journey in vehicles made by a Northwest Arkansas company.
NASA awarded Canoo a contract to build the vehicles bringing crews to the Artemis program’s launch site.
Canoo’s workers will build the vehicle to carry astronauts fully dressed in spacesuits. It will also bring flight support staff and equipment to the launch site.
According to a news release from the company, the vehicles will be all-electric.
“The selection of our innovative technologies by NASA to take a diverse team of American astronauts to the moon showcases a great commitment to sustainable transportation,” Tony Aquila, Canoo CEO, was quoted as saying in the release.
Canoo is an electric vehicle company that is relocating its headquarters from California to Northwest Arkansas. It is building a new central office in Bentonville, and it will also build facilities in Fayetteville and Pryor, Oklahoma.
The Artemis program is an effort to bring humans to the moon’s south pole. NASA plans to launch Artemis 1 this year, which won’t have a human crew. According to Space.com, it plans to land astronauts on the moon in Artemis 3 in 2025 or 2026.
Humans have not set foot on the moon since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.
NASA is collecting names to be put on a flash drive and sent into space on the Artemis 1 mission.
NASA plans to use the Artemis program to prepare for an eventual human landing on Mars.
