The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has selected Canoo Inc. a high-tech advanced mobility company to provide Crew Transportation Vehicles (CTVs) for crewed Artemis lunar exploration launches. Canoo will deliver multiple customized all-electric LV models to NASA by June 2023. Designing with the human in mind: The Crew Transportation Vehicle must carry fully suited astronauts, flight support staff and equipment to the launch site.

Astronaut and crew comfort, safety and function are critical to successful completion of a mission. Addressing these challenges early on in the design phase speeds development and often results in a better product. The new Crew Transportation Vehicles will be based on Canoo'sLV model – a future-forward all-electric vehicle, designed from a clean sheet and based on Canoo's proprietary multi-purpose platform to maximize cabin space, utility and productivity on a compact footprint.  Canoo vehicles are engineered from the inside out, vertically integrating drive by wire function in its modular multi-purpose platform which liberates valuable interior space for passengers and cargo.

The team focused on optimizing function and form, so each component and space of the vehicle has a purpose for the driver, passenger and the mission. Powered by innovation: Canoo is revolutionizing the way vehicles are built with its multi-purpose platform and interchangeable top hats. The company has filed more than 160 patents spanning across every major component of their vehicles. Taking cues from aerospace, Canoo engineers for the future, the vehicles are fully redundant, harmonized for secure proprietary software and over the air updates.

Its focus on IP creation is following the trajectory set forth by NASA's pioneering spirit.  As with spacecraft engineering and design, component serviceability and upgradability are critical to reduce project lifetime cost. Canoo has put an emphasis on designing its vehicles at lower part counts and high level or repairability achieved through a modular approach to design making the vehicles more efficient, durable and sustainable across their lifecycle.  Built in the heartland: Canoo will manufacture vehicles for the Artemis mission in the heartland. The company recently named Bentonville, Arkansas as its headquarters and advanced manufacturing site and Pryor, Oklahoma as the site of its mega micro factory.

Canoo will bring more than 2,700 high tech advanced mobility jobs directly and attract many more indirectly to the region. Canoo plans to launch commercial production from its Bentonville facility in late 2022.