SpaceX
SpaceX is a private spaceflight company that launches NASA astronauts under the agency's Commercial Crew Program and will use Tesla Cybertrucks as emergency escape vehicles starting with Crew-13.
Chief Executive Officer
Elon Musk
Key facts
- Egress change
- Will use Tesla Cybertrucks instead of MRAPs for crew emergency escape at the launch pad, beginning with Crew-13source
- Cybertruck purchase
- Bought more than $100 million worth of Cybertrucks from Tesla, a company also owned by Elon Musksource
- Crew-13 launch
- Launch targeted for September 12 at 6:30 pm ET, carrying four crew members to the International Space Stationsource
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