The NASA continues to innovate and in this case it was announced that they have chosen the electric vehicle startup from Canoo which will serve for the Artemis missions, an ambitious project that is being managed with the aim of reaching the Luna and later to Mars.
Electric vehicles now join NASA’s plans and are expected to be an important support for astronauts. It is not the only company that is committed to electricity, they have already done so Tesla and Rivian as members of the special exploration. Here are more details of this car that will soon be available for use.
YOU CAN SEE: NASA: Meet Jupiter’s twin planet discovered by the Hubble Telescope
NASA: What is Canoo’s electric car like?
NASA always goes for complex and ambitious missions to obtain important results. The last ongoing space program is Artemis” which began in 2017 and aims to be the successor to Apollo 17 in 1972 when the first lunar landing with man on board was made. looking to land at the south pole of the Moon in 2025the Artemis program goes further with the aim of supporting, in the longer term, a manned mission to Mars.
On this occasion, as revealed BloombergCanoo has been selected by NASA and a contract valued at $147,855 in order that one of the vehicles can be transported in the Artemis mission. Likewise, to be adjudicated by this space agency, it is asking its units to be zero emissions and comply with an autonomy of use of 80.5 kilometers (50 miles) and with a space for eight people.
YOU CAN SEE: NASA: Why did you suspend the launch of the Artemis 1 mission to the Moon?
When will he be ready for the Artemis mission?
It is listed as scheduled to go into production later this year. The Canoon company on its website confirms that they will be for seven people. The deadlines are expected because the Artemis Program’s first manned mission, Artemis II, is scheduled to 2024.