NASA puts astronauts’ lives in the hands of Tesla’s flaky Cybertruck
Several companies make MRAPs, and the US military operates dozens of different models tailored to different missions.NASA uses MRAPs as launchpad getaway cars in case mission controllers decide astronauts or other personnel involved in rocket launches must make a rapid exit. The four will travel aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, and as Elon Musk’s rocket company already uses Cybertrucks during its own launches, NASA has decided to adopt them for this launch. Joel Montalbano, deputy associate administrator at NASA’s Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate, said he was not aware of any modifications.
- ▪Several companies make MRAPs, and the US military operates dozens of different models tailored to different missions.NASA uses MRAPs as launchpad getaway cars in case mission controllers decide astronauts or other personnel involved in rock
- ▪The four will travel aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, and as Elon Musk’s rocket company already uses Cybertrucks during its own launches, NASA has decided to adopt them for this launch.
- ▪Joel Montalbano, deputy associate administrator at NASA’s Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate, said he was not aware of any modifications.
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); SCIENCE NASA puts astronauts’ lives in the hands of Tesla’s flaky Cybertruck Muskmobiles subject to 11 recalls get the launchpad rescue mission currently handled by vehicles that can survive land mine blasts Simon Sharwood Simon Sharwood APAC Editor APAC Editor Published tue 4 Aug 2026 // 07:31 UTC Tesla has recalled its Cybertruck 11 times to fix issues such as exterior trim panels falling off and an accelerator pedal that can become stuck, but NASA has nonetheless decided the…
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