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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nCanoo must be doing something right \u2014 it has done a great job landing notable US government contracts, which is never easy to do. We reported on the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) ordering Canoo electric vehicles back in December<\/a> and February<\/a>. A few days ago, I wrote that the partnership with the DOD was already expanding<\/a>. Now we also have news that Canoo has landed a contract with NASA.<\/p>\n Canoo<\/a> recently delivered three Crew Transportation Vehicles (CTVs) to NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. \u201cThese vehicles will transport the astronauts to the launch pad for the Artemis lunar missions,\u201d the company writes<\/a>.<\/p>\n How cool do they look?<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe are thrilled to be a part of the Artemis missions and to deliver NASA\u2019s first zero-emission built for mission crew transportation vehicles,\u201d says Tony Aquila, Chairman and CEO, Canoo. \u201cIt\u2019s a very proud day for Canoo and all of our partners who worked so hard to ensure we perform our part to transport the astronauts for the first nine miles of every launch.\u201d<\/p>\n Now, let\u2019s be honest \u2014 this is not the most rigorous transportation service requirement. The Canoo EVs don\u2019t need to drive on the moon or across a desert. They are transporting astronauts 9 miles. (Now that I think about it, I\u2019m curious what they do the rest of the time.) It\u2019s more of a stupendous marketing opportunity than anything else (which again makes me wonder what connections the Canoo leadership team has). However, it does come with some specialized needs and circumstances.<\/p>\n \u201cThe CTVs are engineered to carry fully suited astronauts, flight support crew, and equipment to the launch pad,\u201d the company writes. \u201cThe vehicles have an exclusive interior and exterior design that will provide astronaut and crew comfort and safety while on the nine-mile journey to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center.\u201d The images above are just computer-generated visualizations. Canoo will provide actual interior and exterior images of the CTVs later this year.<\/p>\n What is Artemis II, by the way?<\/em> Good question \u2014 for those of us who don\u2019t follow space news closely, that\u2019s probably a bit of a mystery. Here\u2019s the answer, via Canoo: \u201cThe Artemis II is the first crewed mission that is part of NASA\u2019s plan to establish a long-term presence at the Moon for science and exploration. The 10-day flight will test NASA\u2019s foundational human deep space exploration capabilities, the Space Launch System<\/a> rocket and Orion<\/a> spacecraft, for the first time with astronauts.\u201d<\/p>\n Naturally, as cool as it is that Canoo EVs will transport NASA astronauts 9 miles to the Kennedy Space Center, it\u2019s likely they will remember their next vehicle much better. The spaceship they will ride in will need to travel more than 240,000 miles<\/em> to the moon.<\/p>\n \n <\/p>\n I don’t like paywalls. You don’t like paywalls. Who likes paywalls? Here at CleanTechnica, we implemented a limited paywall for a while, but it always felt wrong \u2014 and it was always tough to decide what we should put behind there. In theory, your most exclusive and best content goes behind a paywall. But then fewer people read it! We just don’t like paywalls, and so we’ve decided to ditch ours.<\/em> Unfortunately, the media business is still a tough, cut-throat business with tiny margins. It’s a never-ending Olympic challenge to stay above water or even perhaps \u2014 gasp<\/strong> \u2014 grow. So … Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica<\/a> on email. Or follow us on Google News<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n \n <\/p>\n Have a tip for CleanTechnica, want to advertise, or want to suggest a guest for our CleanTech Talk podcast? Contact us here<\/a>.<\/em> <\/p>\n ![](\"https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/files\/2023\/07\/Canoo-NASA-electric-vehicle.jpeg\")
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