EV manufacturer Canoo announced Wednesday that NASA has selected the high-tech mobility company to provide crew transportation vehicles for upcoming crewed Artemis lunar exploration launches. Canoo will deliver multiple customized, all-electric LV models to NASA by June 2023. The seminal…
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- April 2022MagazineOpinionTransportation
Investing in AAM: Sky-High Possibilities for Economic Growth
by Chad Causeyby Chad CauseyFinding new ways to move people and cargo safely, efficiently and affordably is not a simple task. But advanced air mobility, commonly known as AAM, is expected to help ease the burden. Right now, Arkansas — like the rest of…
- EntrepreneurshipJanuary 2022MagazineOpinionSmall business
Building a Plane While You’re Flying It: The Small Business Journey
by David Moodyby David MoodyI don’t believe I’ve ever met a small business owner or startup founder who got started in businesses because they were business experts. Most got started because they had experience and connections in an industry, saw a gap in the…
A famous picture, known as “Earthrise,” hangs in my home office. It was taken by Apollo 8 astronauts as they orbited the moon. It reminds me every day that when there is commitment to a clear vision and a strong…
- AMP NewsEducation
New NASA Grant Funding Venus Stimulations for University of Arkansas Researchers
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffUniversity of Arkansas researchers have received a $417,000 grant from NASA to study the interaction between the atmosphere and surface of Venus. This grant, which is for three years, will enable researchers to stimulate conditions on Venus’ surface in the…
- AMP NewsBusinessOpinionStartup AR
A Lesson in Business Leadership from the Challenger Accident
by David Moodyby David MoodyAt the time of the Challenger accident in January of 1986, I was working for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center. I witnessed the explosion from a few miles away. We lost seven souls that day and set the space…
- AMP NewsBusiness
NASA Selects Four Arkansas Companies’ Proposals for SBIR Program
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleThrough its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, NASA is planning to inject $51 million into 312 small businesses across the United States. Several of those companies are located in Arkansas. NASA announced that…
- AMP NewsBusinessTechnology
Electric Skies: Arkansas Researchers Working on All-Electric Aircraft
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleSoon, the roar of jet-fueled airplanes overhead may be replaced by the sound of electric aircraft. Research teams across the United States are working to create more efficient, alternative fuel aircraft. Two University of Arkansas professors are participating in a…
- AMP NewsEducationTechnology
University of Arkansas Lab Lands Top NASA Grant
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas Pluto Lab has joined the ranks of the campus’ other planetary labs by earning NASA funding. NASA awarded the lab its Solar System Workings grant. The two-year grant is one of NASA’s most prestigious. Only the…
by Dustin Jayroe | Photography by Meredith Mashburn A junior at the University of Arkansas, Canon Reeves has already accomplished more in his first 20 years of life than most people do in a lifetime. Reeves is a roboticist, a…